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LRCV

Craiova International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 626 FT
44.3181°N / 23.8886°E
LOCATION · Craiova, RO
N
WIND
250°8 kt
LRCV · 626 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 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 LRCV 111500Z 25008KT 210V290 CAVOK 31/10 Q1015

LRCV · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
26 HDG 260° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,203'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
08 HDG 080° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,626 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 +17°C

2,600FT
+1,974 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,000 1,450 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV626 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT573 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,974 ft above LRCV's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 16,283 FT LRCV ELEV · 626 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,283 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:51ZSUNRISE
10:30ZSOLAR NOON
18:10ZSUNSET
18:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:45Z (3h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:17Z MOONSET15:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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