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// Station · 13m ago

LRAR

Arad International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 20 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 8,300 ft
T/Td 25°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 352 FT
46.1761°N / 21.2643°E
LOCATION · Arad, RO
N
WIND
290°20 kt
LRAR · 352 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/20
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC083
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW054 OVC083
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,300 ft. Strong winds at 290°/20 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 5,400 ft, and overcast at 8,300 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 LRAR 111400Z AUTO 29020KT 9999 -RA FEW054/// OVC083/// 25/14 Q1015

LRAR · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,400 ft · overcast at 8,300 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: -RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 20 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
290°20 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27 HDG 270° H19 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,562'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T19 kt X7 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,352 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 +11°C

1,600FT
+1,248 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,700 1,200 -300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV352 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT299 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LRSB (Sibiu International Airport, Sibiu, elev 1,496 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,978 FT FEW054 OVC083 · CEILING LRAR ELEV · 352 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC083
Overcast · base 8,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas
FEW054
Few · base 5,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING8,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,978 ft VFR MARGIN+5,300 ft

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

02:55ZSUNRISE
10:41ZSOLAR NOON
18:27ZSUNSET
19:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:05Z (4h 52m) DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:19Z MOONSET15:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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