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// Station · 20m ago

LPFR

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
37.0159°N / 7.9709°W
LOCATION · Faro, PT
N
WIND
110°13 kt
LPFR · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 110°/13 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 271500Z 11013KT CAVOK 27/12 Q1018

LPFR · day 27 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
110°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,169'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT
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 +12°C

1,300FT
+1,276 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-118 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LPCB (Aerodromo de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, elev 1,300 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 13,660 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 LEVEL13,660 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:17ZSUNRISE
12:30ZSOLAR NOON
19:43ZSUNSET
20:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:13Z (4h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE14:09Z MOONSET04:35Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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