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// Station · 28m ago

LCEN

Ercan International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 404 FT
35.1531°N / 33.5074°E
LOCATION · Tymbou (Kirklar), CY
N
WIND
080°8 kt
LCEN · 404 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 ft. 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 LCEN 270920Z 08008KT 9999 FEW020 30/15 Q1014 NOSIG RMK RWY11R 12008KT

LCEN · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
080°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
11L HDG 110° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,039'
11R HDG 110° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT 10,498'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
29R HDG 290° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT
29L HDG 290° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,404 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

2,300FT
+1,896 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
2,600 1,500 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV404 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT381 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 +1,896 ft above LCEN'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,556 FT FEW020 LCEN ELEV · 404 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,556 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:36ZSUNRISE
09:44ZSOLAR NOON
16:52ZSUNSET
17:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:21Z (7h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE11:17Z MOONSET01:33Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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