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// Station · 18m ago

LECH

Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 1,182 FT
40.2139°N / 0.0733°E
LOCATION · Castellón de la Plana, ES
N
WIND
190°4 kt
LECH · 1,182 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.24"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/4 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 LECH 270930Z AUTO 19004KT CAVOK 26/04 Q1024

LECH · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 190° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
190°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
06 HDG 060° CALM 8,858'
24 HDG 240° CALM 8,858'
Pattern altitude: 2,182 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 +13°C

2,400FT
+1,218 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,700 1,600 500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,182 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT863 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LEAB (Albacete Airport / Los Llanos Air Base, Albacete, elev 2,302 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,313 FT LECH ELEV · 1,182 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,313 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

04:36ZSUNRISE
11:58ZSOLAR NOON
19:20ZSUNSET
19:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:52Z (10h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:17Z MOONSET04:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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