// 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
WIND
060°6 kt
EDLW · 425 FT
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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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EDDL
VFR
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf
- WIND
- 060° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
EDDG
VFR
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
EDLP
VFR
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
EDDK
VFR
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne)
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
EDLN
VFR
Mönchengladbach Airport · Mönchengladbach
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
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