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// Station · 11m ago

EDLW

Dortmund Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 425 FT
51.5183°N / 7.6122°E
LOCATION · Dortmund, DE
N
WIND
060°6 kt
EDLW · 425 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/6 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 EDLW 111350Z 06006KT 020V100 CAVOK 29/13 Q1020

EDLW · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
06 HDG 060° H6 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 6,562'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
24 HDG 240° T6 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,425 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 +14°C

2,000FT
+1,575 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,300 1,100 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV425 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT224 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EDGS (Siegerland Airport, Burbach, elev 1,966 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,071 FT EDLW ELEV · 425 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,071 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:26ZSUNRISE
11:36ZSOLAR NOON
19:45ZSUNSET
20:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:31Z (6h 29m) DAY LENGTH16h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:49Z MOONSET17:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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