// Station · 15m ago

BGBW

Narsarsuaq Airport

CAT —

WIND 060° / 19 kt G33

VIS —

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 11°C / -11°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 112 FT

61.1596°N / 45.4247°W

LOCATION · Narsarsuaq, GL

WIND

060°19 kt

BGBW · 112 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/19G33

VIS

—

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

FEW120 BKN140

T / Td

11 / -11

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Brisk winds at 060°/19 kt, gusting 33, visibility unreported, a few at 12,000 ft, and broken at 14,000 ft. 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 BGBW 302050Z AUTO 06019G33KT 9999NDV FEW120/// BKN140/// 11/M11 Q1015

BGBW · day 30 at 20:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 19 kt, gusts to 33 kt · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint -11°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 19 ktG33

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°19G33 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

06★ HDG 060° H19 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,004'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

24 HDG 240° T19 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,112 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 -4°C

-400FT

-512 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV112 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT59 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BGJH (Qaqortoq Heliport, Qaqortoq, elev 53 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL5,668 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)

05:43ZSUNRISE

15:00ZSOLAR NOON

00:17ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (4h 49m) DAY LENGTH18h 33m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE17:13Z MOONSET11:47Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of BGBW.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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