// Station · 21m ago
LFRC
Cherbourg Manche airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 459 FT
49.6501°N / 1.4703°W
LOCATION · Cherbourg, FR
WIND
130°10 kt
LFRC · 459 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 18
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 130°/10 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 LFRC 271030Z AUTO 13010KT 100V160 CAVOK 27/18 Q1023 TEMPO SCT100CB
LFRC · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 130° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
130°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H9 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,005'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
28
HDG 280°
T9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,459 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 +12°C
1,700FT
+1,241 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV459 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT170 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LFLI
(Annemasse Airfield, Annemasse, elev 1,620 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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)
04:09ZSUNRISE
12:04ZSOLAR NOON
19:59ZSUNSET
20:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:41Z (9h 49m)
DAY LENGTH15h 50m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:51Z
MOONSET04:42Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
EGJA
VFR
Alderney Airport · Saint Anne
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGJJ
VFR
Jersey Airport · St. Peter
- WIND
- 140° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SW
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGJB
VFR
Guernsey Airport · Saint Peter Port
- WIND
- 140° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 31m ago
LFRK
VFR
Caen Carpiquet airport · Caen
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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