// Station · 4m ago

LFOT

Tours Val de Loire Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 36°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 357 FT

47.4322°N / 0.7276°E

LOCATION · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, FR

WIND

070°4 kt

LFOT · 357 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

36 / 14

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/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 LFOT 111700Z AUTO 07004KT 020V130 CAVOK 36/14 Q1013 TEMPO VRB15G30KT 4000 -TSRA SCT100CB

LFOT · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 7,887'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 7,887'

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 ↘ -100 FT

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

// 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

CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:33Z (3h 29m) DAY LENGTH15h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:42Z MOONSET17:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of LFOT.

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