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// 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
N
WIND
070°8 kt
BGSF · 165 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
1,300 300 -700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 4,710 FT OVC023 · CEILING BGSF ELEV · 165 FT
// 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)

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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