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// Station · 31m ago

ETSH

Holzdorf Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 265 FT
51.7678°N / 13.1677°E
LOCATION · Holzdorf, DE
N
WIND
330°9 kt
ETSH · 265 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW060
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 6,000 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 ETSH 271020Z 33009KT 9999 FEW060 22/05 Q1023 BLU+BLU+

ETSH · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 330° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
330°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27 HDG 270° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,936'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T5 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,265 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 +7°C

800FT
+535 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
1,900 750 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV265 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT-24 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EDDC (Dresden Airport, Dresden, elev 755 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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 · 11,376 FT FEW060 ETSH ELEV · 265 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW060
Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,376 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:00ZSUNRISE
11:05ZSOLAR NOON
19:11ZSUNSET
19:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:55Z (9h 04m) DAY LENGTH16h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:43Z MOONSET03:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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