// Station · 31m ago

EIDW

Dublin Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

ELEV 242 FT

53.4287°N / 6.2621°W

LOCATION · Dublin, IE

WIND

050°11 kt

EIDW · 242 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW018

T / Td

23 / 17

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,800 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 EIDW 111330Z 05011KT 330V080 9999 FEW018 23/17 Q1024 NOSIG

EIDW · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 050° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 11 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

050°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

10L★ HDG 100° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,203'

10R HDG 100° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%

34 HDG 340° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

16 HDG 160° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT —

28R HDG 280° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

28L HDG 280° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,242 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

900FT

+658 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV242 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT-77 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EIKN (Ireland West Airport Knock, Charlestown, elev 665 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,858 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:11ZSUNRISE

12:31ZSOLAR NOON

20:51ZSUNSET

21:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:41Z (7h 39m) DAY LENGTH16h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:34Z MOONSET18:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

EIWF

VFR

Waterford Airport · Waterford

WIND: 030° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM S
AGE: 31m ago

EIKN

VFR

Ireland West Airport Knock · Charlestown

WIND: 030° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 95 NM W
AGE: 31m ago

EISG

VFR

Sligo Airport · Sligo

WIND: 330° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 97 NM NW
AGE: 31m ago

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