// Station · 50m ago

LPLA

Lajes Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 18°C / 10°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 180 FT

38.7618°N / 27.0908°W

LOCATION · Praia da Vitória, PT

WIND

240°10 kt

LPLA · 180 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW025

T / Td

18 / 10

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 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 LPLA 271000Z 24010KT 200V270 9999 FEW025 18/10 Q1017

LPLA · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

15★ HDG 150° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,870'

33 HDG 330° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

Pattern altitude: 1,180 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 +3°C

400FT

+220 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV180 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT68 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

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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)

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,271 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:29ZSUNRISE

13:46ZSOLAR NOON

21:04ZSUNSET

21:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:35Z (10h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE15:11Z MOONSET05:47Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

LPHR

VFR

Horta Airport · Horta

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 78 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

LPPD

VFR

João Paulo II Airport · Ponta Delgada

WIND: 250° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 90 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

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