// Station · 21m ago

BGSF

Kangerlussuaq International Airport

CAT —

WIND 080° / 6 kt

VIS —

CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft

T/Td 12°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.71 inHg

ELEV 165 FT

67.0105°N / 50.7153°W

LOCATION · Kangerlussuaq, GL

WIND

080°6 kt

BGSF · 165 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/6

VIS

—

CEILING

BKN028

LAYERS

BKN028

T / Td

12 / 4

ALTIM

29.71"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Light winds at 080°/6 kt, visibility unreported, broken at 2,800 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 111550Z AUTO 08006KT 360V120 9999NDV BKN028/// 12/04 Q1006

BGSF · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · broken layer at 2,800 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,219'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T6 kt X1 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 -2°C

100FT

-65 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV165 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT378 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BGMQ (Maniitsoq Airport, Maniitsoq, elev 91 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+1%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-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)

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL6,226 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

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

03:45ZSUNRISE

15:29ZSOLAR NOON

03:13ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH23h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:13Z MOONSET00:41Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

BGJN

VFR

Ilulissat Airport · Ilulissat

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 134 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

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