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// Station · 13m ago

LFOT

Tours Val de Loire Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 357 FT
47.4322°N / 0.7276°E
LOCATION · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, FR
N
WIND
080°5 kt
LFOT · 357 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
36 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/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 LFOT 111800Z AUTO 08005KT 030V120 CAVOK 36/12 Q1013 NOSIG

LFOT · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
080°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
02 HDG 020° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,887'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
20 HDG 200° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,357 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

3,000FT
+2,643 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,300 2,150 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV357 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT363 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 SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
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 · 18,539 FT LFOT ELEV · 357 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,539 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:12ZSUNRISE
12:03ZSOLAR NOON
19:54ZSUNSET
20:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:33Z (2h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 42m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:44Z MOONSET17:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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