// Station · 11m ago

LPFL

Flores Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 112 FT

39.4553°N / 31.1314°W

LOCATION · Santa Cruz das Flores, PT

WIND

170°12 kt

LPFL · 112 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW014

T / Td

21 / 19

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,400 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 111400Z 17012KT 9999 FEW014 21/19 Q1020

LPFL · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,400 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,593'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T12 kt X2 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 +6°C

600FT

+488 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV112 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT-89 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LPSJ (São Jorge Airport, Velas, elev 311 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

FEW014

Few · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL10,718 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:47ZSUNRISE

14:11ZSOLAR NOON

21:34ZSUNSET

22:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:05Z (7h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE04:11Z MOONSET18:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

LPHR

VFR

Horta Airport · Horta

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 126 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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