// Station · 7m ago

LBSF

Sofia Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 280° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,400 ft

T/Td 9°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 1,742 FT

42.6964°N / 23.4177°E

LOCATION · Sofia, BG

WIND

280°12 kt

LBSF · 1,742 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC024

LAYERS

OVC024

T / Td

9 / 6

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,400 ft. Moderate winds at 280°/12 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 2,400 ft. Reported weather: light rain showers (-SHRA). 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 LBSF 130100Z AUTO 28012KT 9999 -SHRA OVC024/// 09/06 Q1018 NOSIG

LBSF · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 2,400 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: light rain showers (-SHRA)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,811'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,742 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 -3°C

1,300FT

-442 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,742 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT1,600 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -442 ft above LBSF's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC024

Overcast · base 2,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,287 ft VFR MARGIN-600 ft

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

04:37ZSUNRISE

10:13ZSOLAR NOON

15:49ZSUNSET

16:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:18Z (15h 10m) DAY LENGTH11h 11m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE05:58Z MOONSET17:10Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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