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// Station · 21m ago

LGIR

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 115 FT
35.3397°N / 25.1803°E
LOCATION · Heraklion, GR
N
WIND
300°8 kt
LGIR · 115 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 300°/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 LGIR 111750Z 30008KT CAVOK 26/17 Q1016 NOSIG

LGIR · day 11 at 17:50 UTC · wind from 300° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
300°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
30 HDG 300° H8 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,138'
27 HDG 270° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT 8,904'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT
12 HDG 120° T8 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,115 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

1,400FT
+1,285 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,000 1,300 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV115 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT33 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LGTL (Kasteli International Airport(Under Construction), Crete Island, elev 1,180 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 · 13,246 FT LGIR ELEV · 115 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,246 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:14ZSUNRISE
10:25ZSOLAR NOON
17:37ZSUNSET
18:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:06Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE00:46Z MOONSET15:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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