// Station · 7m ago
LSGC
Les Eplatures Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.30 inHg
ELEV 3,368 FT
47.0839°N / 6.7928°E
LOCATION · La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
WIND
300°5 kt
LSGC · 3,368 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 11
ALTIM
30.30"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 300°/5 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 271250Z 30005KT 240V010 CAVOK 25/11 Q1026 RMK CAUTION HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
LSGC · day 27 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 300° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
300°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,707'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
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 +16°C
4,900FT
+1,532 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV3,368 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT2,990 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,900 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,532 ft above
LSGC's actual elevation.
// 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)
03:46ZSUNRISE
11:31ZSOLAR NOON
19:16ZSUNSET
19:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:54Z (6h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 29m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:33Z
MOONSET04:03Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LSMP
—
Payerne Air Base · Payerne
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSZG
VFR
Grenchen Airfield · Grenchen
- WIND
- 130° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSZB
VFR
Bern Airport · Bern
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
LFSB
VFR
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · Bâle / Mulhouse
- WIND
- 320° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NE
- AGE
- 27m ago
LFSX
VFR
Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur (BA 116) Air Base · Saint-Sauveur
- WIND
- 340° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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