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// Station · 20m ago

LFAT

Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 36 FT
50.5183°N / 1.6217°E
LOCATION · Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, FR
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
LFAT · 36 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.24"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 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 LFAT 271130Z AUTO VRB05KT CAVOK 29/16 Q1024 NOSIG

LFAT · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 6,070'
31 HDG 310° CALM 6,070'
Pattern altitude: 1,036 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

1,300FT
+1,264 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
1,600 500 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV36 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-283 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LFGW (Verdun-Le Rozelier Airfield, Sommedieue, elev 1,230 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-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 · 14,682 FT LFAT ELEV · 36 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,682 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:52ZSUNRISE
11:52ZSOLAR NOON
19:51ZSUNSET
20:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:33Z (8h 42m) DAY LENGTH15h 58m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:37Z MOONSET04:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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