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// Station · 24m ago

ETAD

Spangdahlem Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.8°C / 9.1°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 1,197 FT
49.9765°N / 6.6984°E
LOCATION · Trier, DE
N
WIND
050°7 kt
ETAD · 1,197 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 ETAD 111355Z 05007KT 9999 CLR 31/09 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP163 T03080091

ETAD · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · sea-level pressure 1016.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
050°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H7 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 10,007'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T7 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 2,197 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 +18°C

3,200FT
+2,003 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,600 2,500 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,197 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,055 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,003 ft above ETAD's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,753 FT ETAD ELEV · 1,197 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,753 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:37ZSUNRISE
11:39ZSOLAR NOON
19:42ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (6h 05m) DAY LENGTH16h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:01Z MOONSET17:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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