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// Station · 29m ago

LRBS

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 297 FT
44.5031°N / 26.1029°E
LOCATION · Bucharest, RO
N
WIND
280°7 kt
LRBS · 297 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/7 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 LRBS 111430Z 28007KT 240V350 CAVOK 30/09 Q1015 NOSIG

LRBS · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
25 HDG 250° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,499'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
07 HDG 070° T6 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,297 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 +15°C

2,100FT
+1,803 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,400 1,100 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV297 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT244 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LRBV (Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, Brașov (Ghimbav), elev 1,740 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 15,449 FT LRBS ELEV · 297 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,449 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:42ZSUNRISE
10:22ZSOLAR NOON
18:01ZSUNSET
18:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:37Z (3h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:07Z MOONSET15:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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