// Station · 18m ago
ETIK
Illesheim Army Heliport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17.5°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,079 FT
49.4739°N / 10.3881°E
LOCATION · Illesheim, DE
WIND
000°0 kt
ETIK · 1,079 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW160
T / Td
18 / 16
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 16,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR ETIK 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 FEW160 18/16 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S DZB33E43 SLP186 P0000 T01750160
ETIK · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 16,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
6H
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
2,800'
24H
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
2,800'
Pattern altitude: 2,079 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
1,400FT
+321 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,079 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT908 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at ETIC
(Grafenwöhr Army Air Field, Grafenwöhr, elev 1,363 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%
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)
03:28ZSUNRISE
11:25ZSOLAR NOON
19:22ZSUNSET
20:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:04Z (past)
DAY LENGTH15h 54m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE03:34Z
MOONSET19:29Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
ETEB
VFR
→
LIFR
01Z
Ansbach Katterbach Army Heliport · Ansbach
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
ETHN
VFR
Niederstetten Army Air Base · Niederstetten
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN140
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 53m ago
EDDN
VFR
Nuremberg Airport · Nuremberg
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
EDTY
VFR
Adolf Würth Airport · Schwäbisch Hall
- WIND
- 040° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 32 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
ETSN
VFR
Neuburg Air Base · Neuburg an der Donau
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 56 NM SE
- AGE
- 53m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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