// Station · 19m ago
LSGC
Les Eplatures Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,368 FT
47.0839°N / 6.7928°E
LOCATION · La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
WIND
VRB2 kt
LSGC · 3,368 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 14
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 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 111750Z AUTO VRB02KT CAVOK 22/14 Q1020
LSGC · day 11 at 17:50 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 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 +13°C
4,800FT
+1,432 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,368 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+13°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
+48%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+19%
-14%
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
CURRENT18:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:07Z (1h 58m)
DAY LENGTH15h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE01:21Z
MOONSET17:00Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LFSB
VFR
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · Bâle / Mulhouse
- WIND
- 350° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
LFSX
VFR
Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur (BA 116) Air Base · Saint-Sauveur
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
LFGJ
VFR
Dole Tavaux Airport · Dole
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
LSGS
VFR
Sion Airport · Sion
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 56 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
LSMM
—
Meiringen Air Base · Meiringen
- WIND
- 060° / 8 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- FEW088
- DIST
- 58 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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