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// Station · 33m ago

LPFR

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
37.0159°N / 7.9709°W
LOCATION · Faro, PT
N
WIND
260°9 kt
LPFR · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/9 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 LPFR 112030Z 26009KT CAVOK 21/17 Q1013

LPFR · day 11 at 20:30 UTC · wind from 260° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,169'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,024 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

800FT
+776 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
1,400 850 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT30 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LPEV (Évora Airfield, Évora, elev 807 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,630 FT LPFR ELEV · 24 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,630 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

05:22ZSUNRISE
12:38ZSOLAR NOON
19:54ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE03:00Z MOONSET17:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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