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// Station · 15m ago

KPBF

Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 206 FT
34.1741°N / 91.9356°W
LOCATION · Pine Bluff, US
N
WIND
240°8 kt
KPBF · 206 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/8 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 KPBF 111253Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02670239 PWINO

KPBF · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
240°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,998'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,206 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 +12°C

1,500FT
+1,294 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,700 1,850 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV206 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT53 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRO (Boone County Airport, Harrison, elev 1,365 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,691 FT KPBF ELEV · 206 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,691 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:05ZSUNRISE
18:14ZSOLAR NOON
01:22ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (12h 42m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:27Z MOONSET22:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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