// Station · 24m ago
KLBF
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 2,777 FT
41.1262°N / 100.6840°W
LOCATION · North Platte, US
WIND
180°9 kt
KLBF · 2,777 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 19
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KLBF 111553Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02720189 $
KLBF · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
180°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,436'
12
HDG 120°
H5 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T4 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,777 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +17°C
4,600FT
+1,823 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,777 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT2,565 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNY
(Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field, Sidney, elev 4,313 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+46%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:21ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:17ZSUNSET
02:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (10h 33m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:49Z
MOONSET23:45Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLXN
VFR
Jim Kelly Field · Lexington
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SE
- AGE
- 42m ago
KOGA
VFR
Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field · Ogallala
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KGGF
VFR
Grant Municipal Airport · Grant
- WIND
- 170° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KTIF
VFR
Thomas County Airport · Thedford
- WIND
- 160° / 11 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBBW
VFR
Broken Bow Municipal Airport · Broken Bow
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM E
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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