// Station · 6m ago
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
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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LIMW
VFR
Aosta Corrado Gex Airport · Saint-Christophe (AO)
- WIND
- 240° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
LSMP
—
Payerne Air Base · Payerne
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
LSZB
VFR
Bern Airport · Bern
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
LSGG
VFR
Geneva International Airport · Geneva
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
LFLP
VFR
Annecy Meythet airport · Annecy
- WIND
- 310° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM W
- AGE
- 26m ago
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