// 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
WIND
340°8 kt
LGIR · 115 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
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
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
// 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)
LGSA
VFR
Chania International Airport · Souda
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 52 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
LGSR
VFR
Santorini International Airport · Santorini Island
- WIND
- 040° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 65 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
LGKP
VFR
Karpathos Airport · Karpathos Island
- WIND
- 250° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW018
- DIST
- 96 NM E
- AGE
- 38m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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