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// Station · 59m ago

LGKC

Kithira Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 1,045 FT
36.2740°N / 23.0167°E
LOCATION · Kithira Island, GR
N
WIND
040°8 kt
LGKC · 1,045 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW030
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 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 LGKC 270950Z 04008KT 9999 FEW030 25/12 Q1018

LGKC · day 27 at 09:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
040°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
02 HDG 020° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,794'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
20 HDG 200° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,045 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

2,300FT
+1,255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,500 1,950 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,045 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT903 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LGKA (Kastoria National Airport Aristotle, Argos Orestiko, elev 2,167 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 13,671 FT FEW030 LGKC ELEV · 1,045 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW030
Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,671 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:15ZSUNRISE
10:26ZSOLAR NOON
17:37ZSUNSET
18:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:07Z (7h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:58Z MOONSET02:20Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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