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// Station · 21m ago

LFGA

Colmar Houssen airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 628 FT
48.1099°N / 7.3590°E
LOCATION · Colmar, FR
N
WIND
040°5 kt
LFGA · 628 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/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 LFGA 271030Z AUTO 04005KT 340V130 CAVOK 31/13 Q1022

LFGA · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
040°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,282'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,628 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 +17°C

2,400FT
+1,772 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,900 1,800 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV628 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT368 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
+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 · 16,285 FT LFGA ELEV · 628 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,285 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:40ZSUNRISE
11:29ZSOLAR NOON
19:18ZSUNSET
19:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:57Z (9h 05m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:23Z MOONSET04:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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