// Station · 8m ago

BGBW

Narsarsuaq Airport

CAT —

WIND 250° / 7 kt

VIS —

CEILING CLR

T/Td 9°C / 5°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 112 FT

61.1596°N / 45.4247°W

LOCATION · Narsarsuaq, GL

WIND

250°7 kt

BGBW · 112 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/7

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

9 / 5

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/7 kt. Visibility unreported 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 BGBW 142350Z AUTO 25007KT 9999NDV NCD 09/05 Q1013

BGBW · day 14 at 23:50 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · temp 9°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

250°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

24★ HDG 240° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,004'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 -6°C

-600FT

-712 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV112 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT118 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -712 ft above BGBW's actual elevation.

// 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL4,657 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:52ZSUNRISE

15:08ZSOLAR NOON

00:24ZSUNSET

01:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:59Z (2h 01m) DAY LENGTH18h 31m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE06:02Z MOONSET00:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of BGBW.

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