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// Station · 31m ago

GCLA

La Palma Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 107 FT
28.6265°N / 17.7556°W
LOCATION · Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island, ES
N
WIND
050°9 kt
GCLA · 107 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW022 SCT034
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,200 ft, and scattered at 3,400 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 111430Z 05009KT 010V080 9999 FEW022 SCT034 25/18 Q1016

GCLA · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,218'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T6 kt X7 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 +10°C

1,200FT
+1,093 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV107 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT25 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,733 FT FEW022 SCT034 GCLA ELEV · 107 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT034
Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW022
Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,733 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:22ZSUNRISE
13:17ZSOLAR NOON
20:13ZSUNSET
20:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:39Z (5h 38m) DAY LENGTH13h 50m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:47Z MOONSET17:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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