// 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

WIND

120°6 kt

KLAX · 125 FT

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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

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

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

// 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

KHHR

MVFR

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC015
DIST: 4 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KSMO

MVFR → VFR 19Z

Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC012
DIST: 5 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KTOA

MVFR

Zamperini Field · Torrance

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC014
DIST: 9 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KLGB

MVFR → VFR 19Z

Long Beach International Airport · Long Beach

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KBUR

IFR → VFR 15Z

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 16 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

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