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// Station · 30m ago

LCRA

RAF Akrotiri
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 76 FT
34.5904°N / 32.9879°E
LOCATION · Akrotiri, CY
N
WIND
260°8 kt
LCRA · 76 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR LCRA 271020Z 26008KT CAVOK 26/16 Q1013 NOSIG

LCRA · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 260° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T8 kt X3 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 +11°C

1,400FT
+1,324 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
1,600 950 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV76 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT82 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,324 ft above LCRA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,207 FT LCRA ELEV · 76 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,207 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:39ZSUNRISE
09:46ZSOLAR NOON
16:53ZSUNSET
17:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:22Z (6h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:22Z MOONSET01:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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