// Station · 15m ago

LGSA

Chania International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 490 FT

35.5312°N / 24.1507°E

LOCATION · Souda, GR

WIND

040°10 kt

LGSA · 490 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 13

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/10 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 LGSA 111250Z 04010KT CAVOK 32/13 Q1016

LGSA · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H3 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,982'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T3 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,490 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 +18°C

2,500FT

+2,010 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV490 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT408 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LGTP (Tripolis Air Base, Trípoli, elev 2,113 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,652 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:17ZSUNRISE

10:29ZSOLAR NOON

17:42ZSUNSET

18:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:11Z (5h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:39Z MOONSET15:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

LGIR

VFR

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion

WIND: 320° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

LGSR

VFR

Santorini International Airport · Santorini Island

WIND: 340° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 83 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

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