// Station · 23m ago
LBSF
Sofia Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,742 FT
42.6964°N / 23.4177°E
LOCATION · Sofia, BG
WIND
VRB4 kt
LBSF · 1,742 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT066
T / Td
28 / 10
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 6,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LBSF 271030Z VRB04KT 9999 SCT066 28/10 Q1019 NOSIG
LBSF · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 6,600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
11,811'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
11,811'
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 +16°C
3,500FT
+1,758 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,742 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,571 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,500 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,758 ft above
LBSF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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+2)
02:55ZSUNRISE
10:24ZSOLAR NOON
17:54ZSUNSET
18:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:27Z (7h 34m)
DAY LENGTH14h 58m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE11:38Z
MOONSET02:37Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
LBPG
VFR
Graf Ignatievo Air Base · Graf Ignatievo
- WIND
- 180° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 62 NM SE
- AGE
- 53m ago
LBPL
VFR
Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base · Dolna Mitropoliya
- WIND
- 340° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 66 NM NE
- AGE
- 53m ago
LBPD
VFR
Plovdiv International Airport · Plovdiv
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 74 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
LYNI
VFR
Niš Constantine the Great Airport · Niš
- WIND
- 320° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 79 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
LWSK
VFR
Skopje International Airport · Ilinden
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 91 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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