// Station · 28m ago
LFRC
Cherbourg Manche airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 16 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 459 FT
49.6501°N / 1.4703°W
LOCATION · Cherbourg, FR
WIND
070°16 kt
LFRC · 459 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/16
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 17
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 070°/16 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 111330Z AUTO 07016KT CAVOK 25/17 Q1019 BECMG 06015G30KT
LFRC · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 070° at 16 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 16 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
070°16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H14 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,005'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
28
HDG 280°
T14 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
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 +11°C
1,600FT
+1,141 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV459 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT288 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LFBK
(Montluçon-Guéret Airport, Lépaud, Creuse, elev 1,497 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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)
04:11ZSUNRISE
12:12ZSOLAR NOON
20:13ZSUNSET
20:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:55Z (6h 56m)
DAY LENGTH16h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:35Z
MOONSET17:36Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
EGJA
VFR
Alderney Airport · Saint Anne
- WIND
- 070° / 23 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
EGJJ
VFR
Jersey Airport · St. Peter
- WIND
- 070° / 19 ktG30
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
EGJB
VFR
Guernsey Airport · Saint Peter Port
- WIND
- 060° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
LFRK
VFR
Caen Carpiquet airport · Caen
- WIND
- 020° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM SE
- AGE
- 28m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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