// Station · 57m ago

LPLA

Lajes Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 180 FT

38.7618°N / 27.0908°W

LOCATION · Praia da Vitória, PT

WIND

340°9 kt

LPLA · 180 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW025

T / Td

21 / 14

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/9 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 111300Z 34009KT 320V040 9999 FEW025 21/14 Q1022

LPLA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

340°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

33★ HDG 330° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,870'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

15 HDG 150° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +6°C

600FT

+420 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV180 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT-80 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)

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL10,786 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:33ZSUNRISE

13:54ZSOLAR NOON

21:15ZSUNSET

21:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:47Z (7h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:57Z MOONSET18:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

LPHR

VFR

Horta Airport · Horta

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 78 NM W
AGE: 27m ago

LPPD

VFR

João Paulo II Airport · Ponta Delgada

WIND: 350° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 90 NM SE
AGE: 27m ago

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