// Station · 6m ago

LSMP

Payerne Air Base

CAT —

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS —

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 1,465 FT

46.8432°N / 6.9151°E

LOCATION · Payerne, CH

WIND

VRB3 kt

LSMP · 1,465 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

30 / 15

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility unreported and no reported cloud layers. 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 LSMP 271250Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999NDV NCD 30/15 Q1022 RMK

LSMP · day 27 at 12:50 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · temp 30°C / dewpoint 15°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 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 9,376'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 9,376'

Pattern altitude: 2,465 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

+1,835 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,465 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,205 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,617 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:47ZSUNRISE

11:30ZSOLAR NOON

19:14ZSUNSET

19:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:52Z (6h 55m) DAY LENGTH15h 27m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:34Z MOONSET04:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

LSMA

VFR

Alpnach Air Base · Alpnach

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT083
DIST: 56 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

LSME

VFR

Emmen Air Base · Emmen

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 59 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

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