// Station · 11m ago
LFBG
Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 102 FT
45.6583°N / 0.3175°W
LOCATION · Cognac/Châteaubernard, FR
WIND
VRB5 kt
LFBG · 102 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / 12
ALTIM
29.91"
// 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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METAR LFBG 111300Z AUTO VRB05KT CAVOK 36/12 Q1013
LFBG · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
7,949'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
7,949'
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
5,951'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
5,951'
Pattern altitude: 1,102 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 +21°C
2,700FT
+2,598 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV102 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT108 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LFHP
(Le Puy-Loudes Airfield, Chaspuzac, Haute-Loire, elev 2,731 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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+0)
04:23ZSUNRISE
12:07ZSOLAR NOON
19:51ZSUNSET
20:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:28Z (7h 16m)
DAY LENGTH15h 28m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:45Z
MOONSET17:13Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
LFBU
VFR
Angoulême Brie-Champniers airport · Angoulême
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
LFBH
VFR
La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport · La Rochelle
- WIND
- 330° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
LFBD
VFR
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · Bordeaux
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
LFBX
VFR
Périgueux-Bassillac Airport · Périgueux/Bassillac
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
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