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// Station · 19m ago

LBPD

Plovdiv International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 597 FT
42.0678°N / 24.8508°E
LOCATION · Plovdiv, BG
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
LBPD · 597 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 LBPD 271030Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999 NCD 29/13 Q1017 NOSIG

LBPD · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 8,202'
30 HDG 300° CALM 8,202'
Pattern altitude: 1,597 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 +15°C

2,300FT
+1,703 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,600 1,400 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV597 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT485 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,703 ft above LBPD's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,243 FT LBPD ELEV · 597 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,243 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

02:51ZSUNRISE
10:19ZSOLAR NOON
17:46ZSUNSET
18:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:19Z (7h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:34Z MOONSET02:29Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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