// Station · 14m ago
GCHI
El Hierro Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 350° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,000 ft
T/Td 23°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 103 FT
27.8148°N / 17.8871°W
LOCATION · El Hierro Island, ES
WIND
350°9 kt
GCHI · 103 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN030
LAYERS
BKN030
T / Td
23 / 18
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 3,000 ft. Moderate winds at 350°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 3,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR GCHI 111800Z 35009KT 320V020 9999 BKN030 23/18 Q1016
GCHI · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
350°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
34★
HDG 340°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,101'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
16
HDG 160°
T9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,103 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 +8°C
1,000FT
+897 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV103 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT21 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
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)
06:24ZSUNRISE
13:18ZSOLAR NOON
20:11ZSUNSET
20:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:38Z (2h 23m)
DAY LENGTH13h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE03:56Z
MOONSET17:43Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
GCGM
VFR
La Gomera Airport · Alajero, La Gomera Island
- WIND
- 210° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC038
- DIST
- 38 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
GCLA
VFR
La Palma Airport · Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
GCTS
MVFR
Tenerife Sur Airport · Tenerife
- WIND
- 110° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN030
- DIST
- 71 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
GCXO
IFR
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport · Tenerife
- WIND
- 300° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN008
- DIST
- 91 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
GCLP
VFR
Gran Canaria Airport · Gran Canaria Island
- WIND
- 360° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN037
- DIST
- 133 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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