// Station · 28m ago
LSGC
Les Eplatures Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,368 FT
47.0839°N / 6.7928°E
LOCATION · La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
WIND
VRB3 kt
LSGC · 3,368 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 15
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 LSGC 111650Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999 NSC 23/15 Q1020
LSGC · day 11 at 16:50 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
3,707'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
3,707'
Pattern altitude: 4,368 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 +14°C
4,900FT
+1,532 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,368 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT3,167 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LSMV
(Davos Stilli Heliport, Davos, elev 5,157 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+49%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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+0)
03:49ZSUNRISE
11:39ZSOLAR NOON
19:29ZSUNSET
20:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:07Z (2h 48m)
DAY LENGTH15h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE01:19Z
MOONSET16:59Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LSMP
—
Payerne Air Base · Payerne
- WIND
- 210° / 10 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- FEW220
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 28m ago
LFSM
VFR
Montbéliard-Courcelles Airfield · Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard
- WIND
- 060° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
LSZG
VFR
Grenchen Airfield · Grenchen
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 28m ago
LSZB
VFR
Bern Airport · Bern
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT090
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 28m ago
LFSB
VFR
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · Bâle / Mulhouse
- WIND
- 360° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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