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// Station · 19m ago

LPFR

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
37.0159°N / 7.9709°W
LOCATION · Faro, PT
N
WIND
260°10 kt
LPFR · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/10 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 111900Z 26010KT CAVOK 22/16 Q1012

LPFR · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,169'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T9 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 +7°C

900FT
+876 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
1,500 900 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT60 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
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 11,135 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 LEVEL11,135 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:22ZSUNRISE
12:38ZSOLAR NOON
19:54ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (1h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE02:56Z MOONSET17:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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