// Station · 7m ago
LSME
Emmen Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,400 FT
47.0924°N / 8.3052°E
LOCATION · Emmen, CH
WIND
VRB2 kt
LSME · 1,400 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT070
T / Td
30 / 14
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered 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 LSME 271250Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT070 30/14 Q1022 RMK BLU+
LSME · day 27 at 12:50 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
8,208'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
8,208'
Pattern altitude: 2,400 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
3,200FT
+1,800 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,400 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,140 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
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
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)
03:40ZSUNRISE
11:25ZSOLAR NOON
19:10ZSUNSET
19:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:48Z (6h 50m)
DAY LENGTH15h 29m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:27Z
MOONSET03:57Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
LSMA
VFR
Alpnach Air Base · Alpnach
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT083
- DIST
- 9 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSMD
VFR
Dübendorf Air Base · Zurich
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 37m ago
LSZH
VFR
Zürich Airport · Zurich
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 24 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSZB
VFR
Bern Airport · Bern
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
LSZG
VFR
Grenchen Airfield · Grenchen
- WIND
- 130° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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