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// Station · 29m ago

ETSL

Lechfeld Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 1,822 FT
48.1855°N / 10.8612°E
LOCATION · Graben, DE
N
WIND
310°6 kt
ETSL · 1,822 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW060
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/6 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 ETSL 271020Z 31006KT 9999 FEW060 27/11 Q1023 BLU+BLU+

ETSL · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 310° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
310°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
03 HDG 030° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,012'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
21 HDG 210° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,822 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

3,300FT
+1,478 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,900 2,650 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,822 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,533 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 +1,478 ft above ETSL'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,458 FT FEW060 ETSL ELEV · 1,822 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 LEVEL15,458 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:25ZSUNRISE
11:15ZSOLAR NOON
19:04ZSUNSET
19:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:43Z (8h 53m) DAY LENGTH15h 38m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:08Z MOONSET03:46Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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