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// Station · 15m ago

KSBN

South Bend International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 799 FT
41.7083°N / 86.3169°W
LOCATION · South Bend, US
N
WIND
070°5 kt
KSBN · 799 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/5 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 KSBN 111454Z 07005KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02390206 51007

KSBN · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 070° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
070°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
09L HDG 090° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,300'
09R HDG 090° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT 8,412'
36 HDG 360° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,101'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
18 HDG 180° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT
27R HDG 270° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
27L HDG 270° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,799 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 +10°C

1,900FT
+1,101 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
2,900 2,050 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV799 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT666 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 12,870 FT KSBN ELEV · 799 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,870 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:21ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:21ZSUNSET
01:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (10h 45m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:47Z MOONSET22:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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