// Station · 29m ago

BGSF

Kangerlussuaq International Airport

CAT —

WIND 240° / 5 kt

VIS —

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 4°C / -2°C

ALTIM 30.30 inHg

ELEV 165 FT

67.0105°N / 50.7153°W

LOCATION · Kangerlussuaq, GL

WIND

240°5 kt

BGSF · 165 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/5

VIS

—

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050

T / Td

4 / -2

ALTIM

30.30"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/5 kt. Visibility unreported and a few at 5,000 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 BGSF 270920Z AUTO 24005KT 9999NDV FEW050/// 04/M02 Q1026

BGSF · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

240°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,219'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T4 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,165 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 -11°C

-1,600FT

-1,765 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV165 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-11°C PRESSURE ALT-213 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,765 ft above BGSF'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)

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL2,185 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:27ZSUNRISE

15:21ZSOLAR NOON

02:15ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH21h 47m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:08Z MOONSET10:55Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

BGJN

VFR

Ilulissat Airport · Ilulissat

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW200
DIST: 134 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

BGGH

VFR

Nuuk International Airport · Nuuk

WIND: 040° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW010
DIST: 171 NM S
AGE: 29m ago

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