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// Station · 29m ago

LFOT

Tours Val de Loire Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 357 FT
47.4322°N / 0.7276°E
LOCATION · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, FR
N
WIND
080°8 kt
LFOT · 357 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/8 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 271230Z AUTO 08008KT 050V130 CAVOK 31/19 Q1022 NOSIG

LFOT · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
02 HDG 020° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,887'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
20 HDG 200° T4 kt X7 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 +16°C

2,000FT
+1,643 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,600 1,400 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV357 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT97 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LFLW (Aurillac airport, Aurillac, elev 2,096 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 16,014 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 LEVEL16,014 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:09ZSUNRISE
11:55ZSOLAR NOON
19:41ZSUNSET
20:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:20Z (7h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:56Z MOONSET04:28Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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