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// Station · 19m ago

GCFV

Fuerteventura Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 14 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 85 FT
28.4527°N / 13.8638°W
LOCATION · El Matorral, ES
N
WIND
020°14 kt
GCFV · 85 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/14
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 020°/14 kt. 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 GCFV 271030Z 02014KT CAVOK 26/15 Q1019

GCFV · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 020° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 14 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
020°14 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H14 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,220'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T14 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,085 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 +11°C

1,200FT
+1,115 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
1,600 950 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV85 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-86 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at GCGM (La Gomera Airport, Alajero, La Gomera Island, elev 716 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,216 FT GCFV ELEV · 85 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,216 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:01ZSUNRISE
12:54ZSOLAR NOON
19:46ZSUNSET
20:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:13Z (9h 23m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:43Z MOONSET04:29Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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