// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
ESNX
VFR
Arvidsjaur Airport · Arvidsjaur
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SW
- AGE
- 32m ago
ESPA
VFR
Luleå Airport · Luleå
- WIND
- 310° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM E
- AGE
- 32m ago
ESNG
VFR
Gällivare Airport · Gällivare
- WIND
- 330° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN082
- DIST
- 77 NM N
- AGE
- 32m ago
ESNS
VFR
Skellefteå Airport · Skellefteå
- WIND
- 300° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM S
- AGE
- 32m ago
ESNL
VFR
Lycksele Airport · Lycksele
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 87 NM SW
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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