// Station · 24m ago
LFOA
Avord (BA 702) Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 580 FT
47.0533°N / 2.6325°E
LOCATION · Avord, FR
WIND
VRB4 kt
LFOA · 580 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / 12
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/4 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 LFOA 111400Z AUTO VRB04KT CAVOK 36/12 Q1014
LFOA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
11,493'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
11,493'
Pattern altitude: 1,580 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 +22°C
3,200FT
+2,620 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV580 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT557 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
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
04:06ZSUNRISE
11:56ZSOLAR NOON
19:45ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:24Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (5h 59m)
DAY LENGTH15h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:30Z
MOONSET17:09Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of LFOA.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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