// Station · 30m ago
EDLW
Dortmund Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.30 inHg
ELEV 425 FT
51.5183°N / 7.6122°E
LOCATION · Dortmund, DE
WIND
030°6 kt
EDLW · 425 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 11
ALTIM
30.30"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/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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METAR EDLW 270920Z 03006KT 360V120 CAVOK 20/11 Q1026
EDLW · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 030° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
030°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,562'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +5°C
700FT
+275 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV425 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT47 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EDLP
(Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, Büren, elev 699 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
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)
03:24ZSUNRISE
11:28ZSOLAR NOON
19:32ZSUNSET
20:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:16Z (10h 26m)
DAY LENGTH16h 07m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE12:04Z
MOONSET04:12Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EDDL
VFR
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf
- WIND
- 020° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 30m ago
EDDG
VFR
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven
- WIND
- 020° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM N
- AGE
- 30m ago
EDLP
VFR
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM E
- AGE
- 30m ago
EDDK
VFR
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne)
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 30m ago
EDLN
VFR
Mönchengladbach Airport · Mönchengladbach
- WIND
- 350° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM W
- AGE
- 30m ago
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