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// Station · 11m ago

LFCK

Castres Mazamet Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 788 FT
43.5563°N / 2.2892°E
LOCATION · Castres, FR
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
LFCK · 788 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// 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 LFCK 271400Z AUTO VRB05KT CAVOK 33/12 Q1021 NOSIG

LFCK · day 27 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.15" 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
14 HDG 140° CALM 5,988'
32 HDG 320° CALM 5,988'
Pattern altitude: 1,788 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 +19°C

2,900FT
+2,112 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,300 1,750 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV788 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT558 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LFNB (Mende-Brenoux Airfield, Mende/Brénoux, elev 3,362 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 17,455 FT LFCK ELEV · 788 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,455 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:17ZSUNRISE
11:49ZSOLAR NOON
19:21ZSUNSET
19:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:56Z (5h 44m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE13:06Z MOONSET04:11Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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