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// Station · 19m ago

LFRC

Cherbourg Manche airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 18 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 459 FT
49.6501°N / 1.4703°W
LOCATION · Cherbourg, FR
N
WIND
070°18 kt
LFRC · 459 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/18
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 070°/18 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 LFRC 111400Z AUTO 07018KT CAVOK 24/17 Q1019 BECMG 06015G30KT

LFRC · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 18 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 18 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
070°18 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H16 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,005'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T16 kt X9 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 +10°C

1,400FT
+941 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
1,900 1,250 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV459 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT288 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LFBL (Limoges Airport, Limoges/Bellegarde, elev 1,300 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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 · 12,580 FT LFRC ELEV · 459 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,580 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:11ZSUNRISE
12:12ZSOLAR NOON
20:13ZSUNSET
20:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:55Z (6h 35m) DAY LENGTH16h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:35Z MOONSET17:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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