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// Station · 32m ago

KVBT

Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 1,296 FT
36.3457°N / 94.2193°W
LOCATION · Bentonville, US
N
WIND
150°8 kt
KVBT · 1,296 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/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 KVBT 301856Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03110222 $

KVBT · day 30 at 18:56 UTC · wind from 150° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,053'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,296 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 +19°C

3,500FT
+2,204 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
3,700 2,900 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,296 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,284 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLLN (Levelland Municipal Airport, Levelland, elev 3,514 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 17,003 FT KVBT ELEV · 1,296 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,003 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:02ZSUNRISE
18:15ZSOLAR NOON
01:28ZSUNSET
01:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (6h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 26m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:29Z MOONSET12:55Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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