// 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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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,762 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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.

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