// Station · 7m ago

ENCN

Kristiansand Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 57 FT

58.2042°N / 8.0854°E

LOCATION · Kristiansand(Kjevik), NO

WIND

210°7 kt

ENCN · 57 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030

T / Td

24 / 15

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 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 ENCN 111350Z 21007KT 9999 FEW030TCU 24/15 Q1020

ENCN · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 210° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

210°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,677'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T7 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,057 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 +9°C

900FT

+843 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV57 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-144 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ENBL (Førde Airport, Bringeland, Førde, elev 1,046 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)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,178 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

02:41ZSUNRISE

11:34ZSOLAR NOON

20:27ZSUNSET

21:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:36Z (7h 38m) DAY LENGTH17h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:04Z MOONSET17:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

ENZV

VFR

Stavanger Airport, Sola · Stavanger

WIND: 340° / 15 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 87 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

EKYT

VFR

Aalborg Airport · Aalborg

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 87 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

ENNO

VFR

Notodden Airport · Notodden

WIND: 140° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 89 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

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