// Station · 23m ago

BGSF

Kangerlussuaq International Airport

CAT —

WIND 070° / 8 kt

VIS —

CEILING OVC at 2,300 ft

T/Td 9°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 165 FT

67.0105°N / 50.7153°W

LOCATION · Kangerlussuaq, GL

WIND

070°8 kt

BGSF · 165 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/8

VIS

—

CEILING

OVC023

LAYERS

OVC023

T / Td

9 / 4

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,300 ft. Moderate winds at 070°/8 kt, visibility unreported, overcast at 2,300 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR BGSF 111350Z AUTO 07008KT 9999NDV OVC023/// 09/04 Q1007

BGSF · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 070° at 8 kt · overcast at 2,300 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,219'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T8 kt X3 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 -5°C

-300FT

-465 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV165 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT348 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BGSS (Sisimiut Airport, Sisimiut, elev 33 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC023

Overcast · base 2,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,710 ft VFR MARGIN-700 ft

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

03:45ZSUNRISE

15:29ZSOLAR NOON

03:13ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH23h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:09Z MOONSET00:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

BGJN

MVFR

Ilulissat Airport · Ilulissat

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 134 NM N
AGE: 23m ago

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