// Station · 8m ago
LRCK
Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 353 FT
44.3622°N / 28.4883°E
LOCATION · Constanța, RO
WIND
250°10 kt
LRCK · 353 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 6
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/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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METAR LRCK 111300Z 25010KT CAVOK 30/06 Q1016 NOSIG
LRCK · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H3 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 11,483'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
36
HDG 360°
T3 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,353 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 +16°C
2,100FT
+1,747 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV353 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT271 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:33ZSUNRISE
10:12ZSOLAR NOON
17:51ZSUNSET
18:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:27Z (5h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE23:55Z
MOONSET15:13Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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