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// Station · 43m ago

ETHA

Altenstadt Army Airfield
CAT
WIND 110° / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING
T/Td 19°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 2,425 FT
47.8355°N / 10.8712°E
LOCATION · Altenstadt, DE
N
WIND
110°1 kt
ETHA · 2,425 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/1
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/1 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 ETHA 302020Z AUTO 11001KT 9999 // ////// 19/10 Q1021 ///

ETHA · day 30 at 20:20 UTC · wind from 110° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
110°1 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 2,297'
27 HDG 270° CALM 2,297'
Pattern altitude: 3,425 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 +8°C

3,200FT
+775 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
4,600 3,050 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,425 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT2,195 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 +775 ft above ETHA'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 · 12,021 FT ETHA ELEV · 2,425 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,021 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:24ZSUNRISE
11:15ZSOLAR NOON
19:05ZSUNSET
19:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:45Z (past) DAY LENGTH15h 40m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE14:54Z MOONSET06:35Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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