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EKVG

Vágar Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 13°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.42 inHg

ELEV 280 FT

62.0633°N / 7.2758°W

LOCATION · Vágar, FO

WIND

230°9 kt

EKVG · 280 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009

T / Td

13 / 11

ALTIM

30.42"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 900 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EKVG 111420Z AUTO 23009KT 9999 BKN009/// 13/11 Q1030 RMK SCT012/// WIND SKEID 27008KT 220V350

EKVG · day 11 at 14:20 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 900 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.42" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

230°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

30★ HDG 300° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,905'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,280 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 -2°C

-500FT

-780 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV280 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT-216 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -780 ft above EKVG's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL6,846 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

03:03ZSUNRISE

12:35ZSOLAR NOON

22:08ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 05m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:27Z MOONSET19:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of EKVG.

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