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// KLOU · Bowman Field · Louisville

// Station · 14m ago

KLOU

Bowman Field
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.7°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 546 FT
38.2280°N / 85.6637°W
LOCATION · Louisville, US
N
WIND
180°3 kt
KLOU · 546 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLOU 130053Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02170167

KLOU · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
180°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 4,358'
24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 4,358'
15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 3,580'
33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 3,580'
Pattern altitude: 1,546 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 +8°C

1,400FT
+854 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV546 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT505 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJKL (Julian Carroll Airport, Jackson, elev 1,381 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,506 FT KLOU ELEV · 546 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,506 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:49ZSUNRISE
17:30ZSOLAR NOON
23:11ZSUNSET
23:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:37Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 21m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:10Z MOONSET00:32Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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