// Station · 18m ago

ETIC

Grafenwöhr Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 13 kt G21

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.2°C / 12.1°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 1,363 FT

49.6987°N / 11.9402°E

LOCATION · Grafenwöhr, DE

WIND

290°13 kt

ETIC · 1,363 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/13G21

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 12

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 290°/13 kt, gusting 21. 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 ETIC 271355Z AUTO 29013G21KT 9999 CLR 28/12 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP197 T02820121

ETIC · day 27 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 290° at 13 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 13 ktG21

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

290°13G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H11 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T11 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,363 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 +15°C

3,000FT

+1,637 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,363 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,159 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,637 ft above ETIC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,605 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:15ZSUNRISE

11:10ZSOLAR NOON

19:06ZSUNSET

19:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:47Z (5h 34m) DAY LENGTH15h 51m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE12:04Z MOONSET03:55Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

ETIH

VFR

Hohenfels Army Airfield · Hohenfels

WIND: 300° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

EDQM

VFR

Hof-Plauen Airport · Hof

WIND: 020° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW037
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 23m ago

EDDN

VFR

Nuremberg Airport · Nuremberg

WIND: 320° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

LKKV

VFR

Karlovy Vary Airport · Karlovy Vary

WIND: 320° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

LKLN

VFR

Plzeň-Líně Airport · Plzen

WIND: 330° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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