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// Station · 19m ago

LFKS

Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 28 FT
41.9244°N / 9.4060°E
LOCATION · Solenzara, FR
N
WIND
160°7 kt
LFKS · 28 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/7 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 LFKS 270930Z AUTO 16007KT 120V180 CAVOK 29/13 Q1021

LFKS · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
160°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,619'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,028 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 +14°C

1,400FT
+1,372 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
1,700 1,000 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV28 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-202 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LFMQ (Le Castellet Airport, Le Castellet, Var, elev 1,391 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 14,674 FT LFKS ELEV · 28 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,674 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

03:53ZSUNRISE
11:20ZSOLAR NOON
18:47ZSUNSET
19:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:21Z (9h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE12:34Z MOONSET03:28Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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