// Station · 9m ago

KLAX

Los Angeles International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 14.4°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 125 FT

33.9425°N / 118.4080°W

LOCATION · Los Angeles, US

WIND

240°8 kt

KLAX · 125 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW022 SCT055

T / Td

14 / 10

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,200 ft, and scattered at 5,500 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 KLAX 270853Z 24008KT 10SM FEW022 SCT055 14/10 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01440100 58000 $

KLAX · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 8 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID

WIND

240°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

24R★ HDG 240° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,926'

24L HDG 240° H8 kt X0 kt — 10,859'

25R HDG 250° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT 12,894'

25L HDG 250° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT 11,095'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

6L HDG 060° T8 kt X0 kt — —

6R HDG 060° T8 kt X0 kt — —

7L HDG 070° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

7R HDG 070° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

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 +0°C

200FT

+75 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV125 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT243 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMER (Castle Airport, Merced, elev 191 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL7,398 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:46ZSUNRISE

19:52ZSOLAR NOON

02:57ZSUNSET

03:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:26Z (18h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:25Z MOONSET11:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KHHR

VFR

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 4 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KSMO

VFR

Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KLGB

VFR

Long Beach International Airport · Long Beach

WIND: 310° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW026
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KBUR

VFR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC038
DIST: 16 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KVNY

VFR

Van Nuys Airport · Van Nuys

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC040
DIST: 17 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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