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// Station · 58m ago

ETHB

Bückeburg Air Base
CAT
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING
T/Td 27°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 230 FT
52.2785°N / 9.0822°E
LOCATION · Bückeburg, DE
N
WIND
060°5 kt
ETHB · 230 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/5 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 ETHB 111320Z AUTO 06005KT 9999 // ////// 27/10 Q1020 ///

ETHB · day 11 at 13:20 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,010'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,230 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 +12°C

1,500FT
+1,270 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
1,800 650 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV230 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT29 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ETHN (Niederstetten Army Air Base, Niederstetten, elev 1,536 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,866 FT ETHB ELEV · 230 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,866 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:16ZSUNRISE
11:30ZSOLAR NOON
19:44ZSUNSET
20:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:31Z (6h 12m) DAY LENGTH16h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:40Z MOONSET17:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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