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// Station · 7m ago

GCFV

Fuerteventura Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 85 FT
28.4527°N / 13.8638°W
LOCATION · El Matorral, ES
N
WIND
VRB10 kt
GCFV · 85 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW022 SCT037
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at variable/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,200 ft, and scattered at 3,700 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 GCFV 111300Z VRB10KT 9999 FEW022 SCT037 29/18 Q1015

GCFV · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 10 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
01 HDG 010° CALM 11,220'
19 HDG 190° CALM 11,220'
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 +14°C

1,700FT
+1,615 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV85 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT32 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at GCXO (Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, Tenerife, elev 2,076 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,731 FT FEW022 SCT037 GCFV ELEV · 85 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT037
Scattered · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW022
Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,731 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:06ZSUNRISE
13:02ZSOLAR NOON
19:57ZSUNSET
20:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:23Z (7h 16m) DAY LENGTH13h 50m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:28Z MOONSET17:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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