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// Station · 21h 24m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

BITN

Þórshöfn Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 12°C / 6°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 65 FT
66.2185°N / 15.3347°W
LOCATION · Þórshöfn, IS
N
WIND
280°7 kt
BITN · 65 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW010 FEW020 SCT040
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,000 ft, a few at 2,000 ft, and scattered at 4,000 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 BITN 101700Z 28007KT 9999 FEW010 FEW020 SCT040 12/06 Q1012

BITN · day 10 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
280°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
01 HDG 010° H0 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,937'
19 HDG 190° H0 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 1,065 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 -3°C

-200FT
-265 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
-0 -300 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV65 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT101 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,126 FT FEW010 FEW020 SCT040 BITN ELEV · 65 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT040
Scattered · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW010
Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL6,126 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:11ZSUNRISE
13:07ZSOLAR NOON
00:03ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH21h 52m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:36Z MOONSET21:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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