// Station · 7m ago

LRCK

Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29°C / 7°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 353 FT

44.3622°N / 28.4883°E

LOCATION · Constanța, RO

WIND

270°9 kt

LRCK · 353 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 7

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/9 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 LRCK 111500Z 27009KT 220V290 CAVOK 29/07 Q1016 NOSIG

LRCK · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

270°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,483'

36 HDG 360° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

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 +15°C

2,000FT

+1,647 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV353 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°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

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,999 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:33ZSUNRISE

10:12ZSOLAR NOON

17:51ZSUNSET

18:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:27Z (3h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 18m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:59Z MOONSET15:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

LRTC

VFR

Tulcea Danube Delta Airport · Mihail Kogălniceanu

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

LBWN

VFR

Varna Airport · Varna

WIND: 150° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 74 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

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