// Station · 9m ago
EDBC
Cochstedt Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 599 FT
51.8564°N / 11.4203°E
LOCATION · Hecklingen, DE
WIND
270°3 kt
EDBC · 599 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 11
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/3 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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METAR EDBC 302050Z AUTO 27003KT 230V300 CAVOK 17/11 Q1017
EDBC · day 30 at 20:50 UTC · wind from 270° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
270°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
8,202'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
8,202'
07G
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
2,625'
25G
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
2,625'
Pattern altitude: 1,599 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
800FT
+201 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV599 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT487 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EDVK
(Kassel Airport, Calden, elev 820 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)
03:04ZSUNRISE
11:13ZSOLAR NOON
19:22ZSUNSET
20:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:07Z (past)
DAY LENGTH16h 17m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE14:34Z
MOONSET06:51Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of EDBC.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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