// Station · 21m ago
LOWL
Linz-Hörsching Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 980 FT
48.2354°N / 14.1881°E
LOCATION · Linz, AT
WIND
340°7 kt
LOWL · 980 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW070
T / Td
30 / 11
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 340°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 7,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LOWL 111450Z AUTO 34007KT 290V030 9999 FEW070 30/11 Q1017 NOSIG
LOWL · day 11 at 14:50 UTC · wind from 340° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 340° @ 7 kt
4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
WIND
340°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,843'
26E
HDG 260°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
07H
HDG 070°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
25H
HDG 250°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
08
HDG 080°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
08E
HDG 080°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,980 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 +17°C
2,900FT
+1,920 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV980 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT868 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LOWZ
(Zell am See Airfield, Zell am See, elev 2,470 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)
03:15ZSUNRISE
11:09ZSOLAR NOON
19:04ZSUNSET
19:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:44Z (4h 33m)
DAY LENGTH15h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:41Z
MOONSET16:30Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
LOWS
VFR
Salzburg Airport · Salzburg
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
LOXZ
VFR
Hinterstoisser Air Base · Zeltweg
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW080
- DIST
- 66 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
LOAV
VFR
Vöslau-Kottingbrunn Airfield · Bad Vöslau
- WIND
- 340° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 85 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
LOAN
VFR
Wiener Neustadt East Airport · Wiener Neustadt
- WIND
- 350° / 8 ktG18
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 86 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
LOWG
VFR
Graz Airport · Feldkirchen bei Graz
- WIND
- 160° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 90 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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