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// Station · 17m ago

KLAX

Los Angeles International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 120° / 6 kt
VIS 6.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 1,500 ft
T/Td 20°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 125 FT
33.9425°N / 118.4080°W
LOCATION · Los Angeles, US
N
WIND
120°6 kt
KLAX · 125 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC015
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW007 SCT010 OVC015
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,500 ft. Light winds at 120°/6 kt, visibility 6.0 SM, a few at 700 ft, scattered at 1,000 ft, and overcast at 1,500 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLAX 111253Z 12006KT 6SM HZ FEW007 SCT010 OVC015 20/16 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02000161 $

KLAX · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · a few clouds at 700 ft · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · overcast at 1,500 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID
N
WIND
120°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
7L HDG 070° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,894'
7R HDG 070° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 11,095'
6L HDG 060° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,926'
6R HDG 060° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 10,859'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
24R HDG 240° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
24L HDG 240° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
25R HDG 250° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
25L HDG 250° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,125 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 +5°C

800FT
+675 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
1,300 900 500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV125 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT122 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVNY (Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, elev 802 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,226 FT FEW007 SCT010 OVC015 · CEILING KLAX ELEV · 125 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC015
Overcast · base 1,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT010
Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW007
Few · base 700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,226 ft VFR MARGIN-1,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:52ZSUNRISE
20:00ZSOLAR NOON
03:08ZSUNSET
03:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:36Z (14h 26m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:14Z MOONSET00:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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