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// Station · 24m ago

LSZA

Lugano Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 32°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 915 FT
46.0043°N / 8.9106°E
LOCATION · Agno, CH
N
WIND
190°4 kt
LSZA · 915 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW070 FEW075
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 7,000 ft, and a few at 7,500 ft. 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 LSZA 111350Z 19004KT 140V230 9999 FEW070 FEW075TCU 32/19 Q1014

LSZA · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 190° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
190°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
01 HDG 010° CALM 4,642'
19 HDG 190° CALM 4,642'
Pattern altitude: 1,915 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 +19°C

3,100FT
+2,185 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,600 2,400 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV915 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT892 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
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,077 FT FEW070 FEW075 LSZA ELEV · 915 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW075
Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW070
Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,077 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

03:45ZSUNRISE
11:30ZSOLAR NOON
19:16ZSUNSET
19:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:53Z (5h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 30m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:09Z MOONSET16:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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