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// KLGA · LaGuardia Airport · New York

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KLGA

LaGuardia Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 19,000 ft
T/Td 21.1°C / 14.4°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
40.7772°N / 73.8726°W
LOCATION · New York, US
N
WIND
200°7 kt
KLGA · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN190
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW100 BKN190 OVC250
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 19,000 ft. Light winds at 200°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 10,000 ft, broken at 19,000 ft, and overcast at 25,000 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 KLGA 270951Z 20007KT 10SM FEW100 BKN190 OVC250 21/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02110144 $

KLGA · day 27 at 09:51 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 19,000 ft · overcast at 25,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
22★ HDG 220° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,002'
13 HDG 130° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT —
04 HDG 040° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 1,021 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 +6°C

700FT
+679 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
1,500 800 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT9 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGTB (Wheeler Sack Army Air Field, Fort Drum, elev 688 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,678 FT FEW100 BKN190 · CEILING OVC250 KLGA ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC250
Overcast · base 25,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN190
Broken · base 19,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW100
Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING19,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,678 ft VFR MARGIN+16,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:30ZSUNRISE
16:54ZSOLAR NOON
00:17ZSUNSET
00:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (13h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:13Z MOONSET09:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KSWF
VFR
New York Stewart International Airport · Newburgh
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
SCT120
DIST
45 NM N
AGE
7m ago
KPOU
VFR
Dutchess County Airport · Poughkeepsie
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
51 NM N
AGE
59m ago
KTTN
VFR
Trenton Mercer Airport · Ewing Township
WIND
250° / 3 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN110
DIST
52 NM SW
AGE
59m ago
KHVN
VFR
Tweed New Haven Airport · New Haven
WIND
210° / 5 kt
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
OVC150
DIST
53 NM NE
AGE
59m ago
KWRI
MVFR
Mc Guire Air Force Base · Wrightstown
WIND
220° / 6 kt
VIS
4.0 SM
CEILING
FEW004
DIST
56 NM SW
AGE
22m ago

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