// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

BGJN

Ilulissat Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 1°C / -4°C

ALTIM 30.33 inHg

ELEV 95 FT

69.2432°N / 51.0571°W

LOCATION · Ilulissat, GL

WIND

280°5 kt

BGJN · 95 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW200

T / Td

1 / -4

ALTIM

30.33"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 20,000 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 BGJN 270850Z 28005KT 9999 FEW200 01/M04 Q1027

BGJN · day 27 at 08:50 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 20,000 ft · temp 1°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

24★ HDG 240° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,772'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,095 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 -15°C

-2,100FT

-2,195 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV95 FT OAT+1°C ISA DELTA-15°C PRESSURE ALT-312 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,195 ft above BGJN'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW200

Few · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL600 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

15:22ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

BGSF

—

Kangerlussuaq International Airport · Kangerlussuaq

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 134 NM S
AGE: 31m ago

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