// 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
WIND
260°8 kt
LCRA · 76 FT
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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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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
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
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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
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
// 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)
LCPH
VFR
Paphos International Airport · Paphos
- WIND
- 300° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW017
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 20m ago
LCLK
VFR
Larnaca International Airport · Larnaca
- WIND
- 200° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 36 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
LCEN
VFR
Ercan International Airport · Tymbou (Kirklar)
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 30m ago
LTFG
VFR
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport · Gazipaşa
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 108 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
LLHA
VFR
Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport · Haifa
- WIND
- 330° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 148 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
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