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// Station · 20m ago

GCLA

La Palma Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 107 FT
28.6265°N / 17.7556°W
LOCATION · Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island, ES
N
WIND
020°10 kt
GCLA · 107 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT026
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,600 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 GCLA 271030Z 02010KT 330V070 9999 SCT026 22/16 Q1021

GCLA · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 020° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
020°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,218'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T9 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,107 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

700FT
+593 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
1,000 650 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV107 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT-123 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
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
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 · 11,218 FT SCT026 GCLA ELEV · 107 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT026
Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,218 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:16ZSUNRISE
13:09ZSOLAR NOON
20:02ZSUNSET
20:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:29Z (9h 39m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:59Z MOONSET04:45Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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