// Station · 11m ago

BIGR

Grímsey Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 13°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 66 FT

66.5458°N / 18.0173°W

LOCATION · Grímsey/Sandvík, IS

WIND

220°7 kt

BIGR · 66 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

13 / 9

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 220°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 BIGR 111300Z 22007KT CAVOK 13/09 Q1013

BIGR · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

220°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,399'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,066 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

-200FT

-266 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV66 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT72 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BIAR (Akureyri International Airport, Akureyri, elev 6 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,632 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:08ZSUNRISE

13:18ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH22h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:30Z MOONSET21:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

BIAR

VFR

Akureyri International Airport · Akureyri

WIND: 180° / 25 ktG35
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW051
DIST: 53 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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