// Station · 42m ago
ETHN
Niederstetten Army Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,536 FT
49.3916°N / 9.9567°E
LOCATION · Niederstetten, DE
WIND
030°6 kt
ETHN · 1,536 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW075
T / Td
30 / 9
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 7,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR ETHN 111420Z COR 03006KT 9999 FEW075 30/09 Q1019 BLU+
ETHN · day 11 at 14:20 UTC · wind from 030° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
030°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,320'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
25
HDG 250°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,536 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
3,500FT
+1,964 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,536 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,365 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,500 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,964 ft above
ETHN's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
03:27ZSUNRISE
11:26ZSOLAR NOON
19:26ZSUNSET
20:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:08Z (5h 05m)
DAY LENGTH15h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:52Z
MOONSET16:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
ETIK
VFR
Illesheim Army Heliport · Illesheim
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
EDTY
VFR
Adolf Würth Airport · Schwäbisch Hall
- WIND
- VRB / 4 ktG14
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
ETEB
VFR
Ansbach Katterbach Army Heliport · Ansbach
- WIND
- 020° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
EDDN
VFR
Nuremberg Airport · Nuremberg
- WIND
- 020° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
EDDS
VFR
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
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