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LSGS

Sion Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,582 FT
46.2192°N / 7.3269°E
LOCATION · Sion, CH
N
WIND
240°12 kt
LSGS · 1,582 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW110
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 11,000 ft. 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 LSGS 271250Z 24012KT 9999 FEW110 33/14 Q1021

LSGS · day 27 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 240° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
240°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
25 HDG 250° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,562'
25G HDG 250° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT 1,837'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
07 HDG 070° T12 kt X2 kt RIGHT
07G HDG 070° T12 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,582 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 +21°C

3,800FT
+2,218 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
4,200 2,650 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,582 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,352 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LSGC (Les Eplatures Airport, La Chaux-de-Fonds, elev 3,368 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,249 FT FEW110 LSGS ELEV · 1,582 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW110
Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,249 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

03:47ZSUNRISE
11:29ZSOLAR NOON
19:10ZSUNSET
19:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:47Z (6h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 23m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:34Z MOONSET03:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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