// Station · 12m ago
LSGS
Sion Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 1,582 FT
46.2192°N / 7.3269°E
LOCATION · Sion, CH
WIND
260°7 kt
LSGS · 1,582 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW100 SCT120
T / Td
22 / 16
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 10,000 ft, and scattered at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LSGS 111650Z 26007KT 9999 -RA FEW100TCU SCT120 22/16 Q1019
LSGS · day 11 at 16:50 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · weather: -RA
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
260°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,562'
25G
HDG 250°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
1,837'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
07G
HDG 070°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +10°C
2,600FT
+1,018 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,582 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT1,411 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 +1,018 ft above
LSGS'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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:51ZSUNRISE
11:37ZSOLAR NOON
19:23ZSUNSET
20:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:01Z (2h 58m)
DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE01:20Z
MOONSET16:53Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LIMW
VFR
Aosta Corrado Gex Airport · Saint-Christophe (AO)
- WIND
- 260° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
LSMP
—
Payerne Air Base · Payerne
- WIND
- 210° / 10 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- FEW220
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
LSZB
VFR
Bern Airport · Bern
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT090
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
LSMM
VFR
Meiringen Air Base · Meiringen
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- BKN081
- DIST
- 45 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
LSGG
VFR
Geneva International Airport · Geneva
- WIND
- 320° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
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