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// Station · 7m ago

LCRA

RAF Akrotiri
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 76 FT
34.5904°N / 32.9879°E
LOCATION · Akrotiri, CY
N
WIND
260°13 kt
LCRA · 76 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW050
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 260°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 5,000 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 LCRA 111350Z 26013KT 9999 FEW050 29/20 Q1010 NOSIG

LCRA · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 260° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,076 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 +14°C

1,900FT
+1,824 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,200 1,550 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV76 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT171 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,824 ft above LCRA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 14,722 FT FEW050 LCRA ELEV · 76 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,722 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:44ZSUNRISE
09:54ZSOLAR NOON
17:04ZSUNSET
17:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:33Z (3h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:08Z MOONSET14:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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