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// Station · 30m ago

LGAL

Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
40.8559°N / 25.9563°E
LOCATION · Alexandroupolis, GR
N
WIND
090°8 kt
LGAL · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 ft. 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 LGAL 271020Z 09008KT 9999 FEW020 29/13 Q1017

LGAL · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 090° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
090°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
07 HDG 070° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,471'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
25 HDG 250° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,024 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 +14°C

1,600FT
+1,576 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
1,900 650 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-88 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LGIO (Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport, Ioannina, elev 1,558 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,670 FT FEW020 LGAL ELEV · 24 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,670 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

02:51ZSUNRISE
10:14ZSOLAR NOON
17:38ZSUNSET
18:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:10Z (7h 19m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:33Z MOONSET02:21Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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