// Station · 10m ago

CZFA

Faro Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 12 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 20°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 2,351 FT

62.2075°N / 133.3760°W

LOCATION · Faro, CA

WIND

270°12 kt

CZFA · 2,351 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/12G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060 SCT079 SCT120

T / Td

20 / 4

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/12 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft, scattered at 7,900 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 CZFA 190000Z 27012G19KT 240V310 30SM FEW060 SCT079 SCT120 20/04 A2988 RMK CU1AC3AC1 SLP131 DENSITY ALT 3600FT

CZFA · day 19 at 00:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,900 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 12 ktG19

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°12G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T12 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 3,351 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 +10°C

3,600FT

+1,249 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,351 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT2,390 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CAJ4 (Anahim Lake Airport, Anahim Lake, elev 3,635 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT079

Scattered · base 7,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,452 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

13:06ZSUNRISE

20:58ZSOLAR NOON

04:51ZSUNSET

05:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT00:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:46Z (5h 35m) DAY LENGTH15h 44m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION32% MOONRISE17:43Z MOONSET09:28Z FULL MOON IN9 days

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