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// Station · 15m ago

ESKS

Scandinavian Mountains Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 9,200 ft
T/Td 16°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 1,608 FT
61.1651°N / 12.8335°E
LOCATION · Malung-Sälen, SE
N
WIND
350°9 kt
ESKS · 1,608 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN092
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT009 BKN092 OVC130
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,200 ft. Moderate winds at 350°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 900 ft, broken at 9,200 ft, and overcast at 13,000 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 ESKS 111550Z AUTO 35009KT 320V020 9999 SCT009/// BKN092/// OVC130/// 16/15 Q1023 RERA

ESKS · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 350° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 900 ft · broken layer at 9,200 ft · overcast at 13,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
350°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
33 HDG 330° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,202'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
15 HDG 150° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,608 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 +4°C

1,800FT
+192 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,608 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,319 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ESUT (Hemavan Airport, Hemavan, elev 1,503 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,689 FT SCT009 BKN092 · CEILING OVC130 ESKS ELEV · 1,608 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC130
Overcast · base 13,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN092
Broken · base 9,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT009
Scattered · base 900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING9,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,689 ft VFR MARGIN+6,200 ft

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

01:53ZSUNRISE
11:15ZSOLAR NOON
20:37ZSUNSET
22:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:21Z (6h 15m) DAY LENGTH18h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:21Z MOONSET18:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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