// Station · 29m ago
LGIR
Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 115 FT
35.3397°N / 25.1803°E
LOCATION · Heraklion, GR
WIND
310°9 kt
LGIR · 115 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 17
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 310°/9 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 LGIR 111650Z 31009KT CAVOK 27/17 Q1016 NOSIG
LGIR · day 11 at 16:50 UTC · wind from 310° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
310°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,138'
27
HDG 270°
H7 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
T7 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
12
HDG 120°
T9 kt
X2 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 +12°C
1,500FT
+1,385 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV115 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°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
+15%
-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+2)
03:14ZSUNRISE
10:25ZSOLAR NOON
17:37ZSUNSET
18:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:06Z (47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE00:44Z
MOONSET15:07Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
LGSA
VFR
Chania International Airport · Souda
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
LGSR
VFR
Santorini International Airport · Santorini Island
- WIND
- 330° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 65 NM N
- AGE
- 29m ago
LGKP
VFR
Karpathos Airport · Karpathos Island
- WIND
- 290° / 24 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 96 NM E
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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