// Station · 31m ago
LFAC
Calais Marck Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 20 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 12 FT
50.9621°N / 1.9548°E
LOCATION · Calais, FR
WIND
030°20 kt
LFAC · 12 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/20
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW008
T / Td
22 / 17
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with strong winds at 030°/20 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LFAC 111430Z AUTO 03020KT 9999 FEW008 22/17 Q1020
LFAC · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 030° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 20 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
030°20 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H17 kt
X10 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,036'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T17 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,012 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 +7°C
600FT
+588 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV12 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT-189 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LFAQ
(Albert Bray airport, Albert, elev 364 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:51ZSUNRISE
11:58ZSOLAR NOON
20:05ZSUNSET
20:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:50Z (5h 48m)
DAY LENGTH16h 14m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:17Z
MOONSET17:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LFAT
MVFR
Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport · Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
- WIND
- 040° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 4.3 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 31m ago
EBOS
VFR
Ostend-Bruges International Airport · Oostende
- WIND
- 020° / 18 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW010
- DIST
- 38 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
EGMD
VFR
Lydd London Ashford Airport · Romney Marsh, Kent
- WIND
- 070° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
LFQQ
VFR
Lille Airport · Lesquin
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGMC
VFR
London Southend Airport · Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- WIND
- 080° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
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