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// Station · 32m ago

ESPE

Vidsel Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 597 FT
65.8753°N / 20.1499°E
LOCATION · Vidsel, SE
N
WIND
300°5 kt
ESPE · 597 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW074
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 7,400 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 ESPE 142320Z AUTO 30005KT 9999 FEW074/// 13/08 Q1020

ESPE · day 14 at 23:20 UTC · wind from 300° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 7,400 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
300°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
29 HDG 290° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,316'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
11 HDG 110° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,597 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 -1°C

300FT
-297 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
1,600 850 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV597 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT396 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ESPA (Luleå Airport, Luleå, elev 65 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,163 FT FEW074 ESPE ELEV · 597 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW074
Few · base 7,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL7,163 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:18ZSUNRISE
10:46ZSOLAR NOON
21:14ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT23:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING21h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE00:28Z MOONSET21:24Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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