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// Station · 38m ago

LGIR

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 115 FT
35.3397°N / 25.1803°E
LOCATION · Heraklion, GR
N
WIND
340°8 kt
LGIR · 115 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015 FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,500 ft, 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 LGIR 271220Z 34008KT 9999 FEW015 FEW020TCU 25/17 Q1016 NOSIG

LGIR · day 27 at 12:20 UTC · wind from 340° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
340°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
30 HDG 300° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,138'
27 HDG 270° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT
12 HDG 120° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT
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 +10°C

1,200FT
+1,085 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
1,600 750 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV115 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT33 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LGKC (Kithira Airport, Kithira Island, elev 1,045 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,741 FT FEW015 FEW020 LGIR ELEV · 115 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,741 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:09ZSUNRISE
10:17ZSOLAR NOON
17:26ZSUNSET
17:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:55Z (4h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:56Z MOONSET02:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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