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// Station · 32m ago

ETHB

Bückeburg Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 19°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.30 inHg
ELEV 230 FT
52.2785°N / 9.0822°E
LOCATION · Bückeburg, DE
N
WIND
340°8 kt
ETHB · 230 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW330
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.30"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 33,000 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 ETHB 271020Z 34008KT 9999 FEW330 19/07 Q1026 BLU+BLU+

ETHB · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 340° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 33,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
340°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
26 HDG 260° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,010'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
08 HDG 080° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT
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 +4°C

300FT
+70 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT
2,000 700 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV230 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-148 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EDVE (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport, Braunschweig, elev 295 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 · 9,826 FT FEW330 ETHB ELEV · 230 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW330
Few · base 33,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER33,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,826 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:14ZSUNRISE
11:22ZSOLAR NOON
19:29ZSUNSET
20:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:15Z (9h 23m) DAY LENGTH16h 15m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:57Z MOONSET04:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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