// Station · 11m ago
KLGB
Long Beach International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 15°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.79 inHg
ELEV 60 FT
33.8165°N / 118.1499°W
LOCATION · Long Beach, US
WIND
310°5 kt
KLGB · 60 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT027
T / Td
15 / 10
ALTIM
29.79"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 310°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,700 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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SPECI KLGB 270940Z 31005KT 10SM SCT027 15/10 A2979 RMK AO2 T01500100
KLGB · day 27 at 09:40 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,700 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
310°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,000'
26R
HDG 260°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
6,192'
26L
HDG 260°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
3,918'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
08L
HDG 080°
T3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
08R
HDG 080°
T3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
12
HDG 120°
T5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,060 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
+140 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV60 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+0°C
PRESSURE ALT187 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:46ZSUNRISE
19:51ZSOLAR NOON
02:56ZSUNSET
03:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 05m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:24Z (17h 33m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE21:26Z
MOONSET11:37Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSLI
VFR
→
MVFR
12Z
Los Alamitos Army Air Field · Los Alamitos
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT021
- DIST
- 5 NM E
- AGE
- 36m ago
KHHR
MVFR
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN028
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 32m ago
KLAX
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles
- WIND
- 230° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN026
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 39m ago
KSNA
VFR
John Wayne Orange County International Airport · Santa Ana
- WIND
- 180° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 58m ago
KSMO
VFR
Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica
- WIND
- 150° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
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