// Station · 19m ago

LPFL

Flores Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 112 FT

39.4553°N / 31.1314°W

LOCATION · Santa Cruz das Flores, PT

WIND

320°8 kt

LPFL · 112 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW022

T / Td

16 / 6

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,200 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 LPFL 271030Z 32008KT 230V040 9999 FEW022 16/06 Q1016

LPFL · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 320° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

320°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,593'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,112 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 +1°C

200FT

+88 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV112 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT30 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LPLA (Lajes Airport, Praia da Vitória, elev 180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,193 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:43ZSUNRISE

14:03ZSOLAR NOON

21:22ZSUNSET

21:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:54Z (11h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 39m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE15:26Z MOONSET06:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

LPHR

VFR

Horta Airport · Horta

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 126 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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