// Station · 37m ago
LSMD
Dübendorf Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,470 FT
47.3986°N / 8.6482°E
LOCATION · Zurich, CH
WIND
VRB3 kt
LSMD · 1,470 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW070
T / Td
30 / 13
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 7,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LSMD 271220Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW070 30/13 Q1022 RMK BLU+
LSMD · day 27 at 12:20 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
7,726'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
7,726'
11R
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
2,130'
29L
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
2,130'
Pattern altitude: 2,470 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 +17°C
3,300FT
+1,830 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,470 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,210 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
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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+1)
03:37ZSUNRISE
11:23ZSOLAR NOON
19:10ZSUNSET
19:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:48Z (6h 51m)
DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:24Z
MOONSET03:57Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LSZH
VFR
Zürich Airport · Zurich
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 5 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSME
VFR
Emmen Air Base · Emmen
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSMA
VFR
Alpnach Air Base · Alpnach
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT083
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSZR
VFR
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport · St. Gallen
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
EDNY
VFR
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen · Friedrichshafen
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW042
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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