// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE
ETSB
Büchel Air Base
CAT —
WIND 080° / 9 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 28°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,568 FT
50.1738°N / 7.0633°E
LOCATION · Alflen, DE
WIND
080°9 kt
ETSB · 1,568 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/9
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 8
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 080°/9 kt. Visibility unreported 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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METAR ETSB 111320Z AUTO 08009KT //// // ////// 28/08 Q1020 ///
ETSB · day 11 at 13:20 UTC · wind from 080° at 9 kt · temp 28°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
080°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
03★
HDG 030°
H6 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,225'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
21
HDG 210°
T6 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,568 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 +16°C
3,300FT
+1,732 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,568 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,367 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,300 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,732 ft above
ETSB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:35ZSUNRISE
11:38ZSOLAR NOON
19:41ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (6h 01m)
DAY LENGTH16h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:59Z
MOONSET17:05Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EDFH
VFR
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 32m ago
ETAD
VFR
Spangdahlem Air Base · Trier
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
EDDK
VFR
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne)
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 32m ago
ETNN
IFR
Nörvenich Air Base · Nörvenich
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 2.8 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
ELLX
VFR
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SW
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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