// Station · 10m ago

BIAR

Akureyri International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 25 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 19°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 6 FT

65.6566°N / 18.0720°W

LOCATION · Akureyri, IS

WIND

180°25 kt

BIAR · 6 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/25

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050

T / Td

19 / 8

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 180°/25 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 BIAR 111500Z 18025KT 9999 FEW050 19/08 Q1015

BIAR · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 25 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 25 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

19★ HDG 190° H25 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,858'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

01 HDG 010° T25 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,006 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 +4°C

400FT

+394 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-47 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BIGR (Grímsey Airport, Grímsey/Sandvík, elev 66 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-1%

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 LEVEL9,602 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

02:41ZSUNRISE

13:18ZSOLAR NOON

23:56ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH21h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:06Z MOONSET21:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

BIEG

VFR

Egilsstaðir Airport · Egilsstaðir

WIND: 230° / 9 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 94 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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