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// Station · 9m ago

EHLW

Leeuwarden Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3 FT
53.2286°N / 5.7606°E
LOCATION · Leeuwarden, NL
N
WIND
040°9 kt
EHLW · 3 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW017 SCT021
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,700 ft, and scattered at 2,100 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 EHLW 111355Z AUTO 04009KT 350V070 9999 FEW017 SCT021 24/19 Q1022 BLU NOSIG

EHLW · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
040°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
05 HDG 050° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,045'
09 HDG 090° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
27 HDG 270° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT
23 HDG 230° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,003 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 +8°C

800FT
+797 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,100 350 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT-257 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EHBK (Maastricht Aachen Airport, Maastricht, elev 375 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,124 FT FEW017 SCT021 EHLW ELEV · 3 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT021
Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW017
Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,124 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

03:24ZSUNRISE
11:43ZSOLAR NOON
20:02ZSUNSET
20:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:51Z (6h 47m) DAY LENGTH16h 38m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:48Z MOONSET17:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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