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// Station · 52m ago

ETHS

Faßberg Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 2°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 245 FT
52.9194°N / 10.1858°E
LOCATION · Faßberg, DE
N
WIND
330°12 kt
ETHS · 245 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW270
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 27,000 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 ETHS 271320Z 33012KT 9999 FEW270 20/02 Q1025 BLU+

ETHS · day 27 at 13:20 UTC · wind from 330° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 27,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 12 kt
4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
N
WIND
330°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
27 HDG 270° H6 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,005'
27R HDG 270° H6 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 83%
06 HDG 060° H0 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
24 HDG 240° H0 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T6 kt X10 kt LEFT
09L HDG 090° T6 kt X10 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,245 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 +5°C

500FT
+255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT
2,000 550 -900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV245 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-103 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
+5%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%

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 · 10,346 FT FEW270 ETHS ELEV · 245 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW270
Few · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER27,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL10,346 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:06ZSUNRISE
11:17ZSOLAR NOON
19:28ZSUNSET
20:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:15Z (6h 03m) DAY LENGTH16h 21m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE11:56Z MOONSET04:18Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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