// Station · 11m ago
LBSF
Sofia Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 1,742 FT
42.6964°N / 23.4177°E
LOCATION · Sofia, BG
WIND
320°8 kt
LBSF · 1,742 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 8
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 320°/8 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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METAR LBSF 111300Z 32008KT 280V080 CAVOK 30/08 Q1018 NOSIG
LBSF · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
320°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H5 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 11,811'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
09
HDG 090°
T5 kt
X6 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 +18°C
3,800FT
+2,058 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,742 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,600 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,800 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,058 ft above
LBSF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:59ZSUNRISE
10:32ZSOLAR NOON
18:06ZSUNSET
18:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 54m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:40Z (5h 28m)
DAY LENGTH15h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:21Z
MOONSET15:28Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
LBPG
VFR
Graf Ignatievo Air Base · Graf Ignatievo
- WIND
- 070° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 62 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
LBPL
VFR
Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base · Dolna Mitropoliya
- WIND
- 310° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 66 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
LBPD
VFR
Plovdiv International Airport · Plovdiv
- WIND
- 350° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 74 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
LYNI
VFR
Niš Constantine the Great Airport · Niš
- WIND
- 130° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 79 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
LWSK
VFR
Skopje International Airport · Ilinden
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 91 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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