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// Station · 28m ago

LSZA

Lugano Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 915 FT
46.0043°N / 8.9106°E
LOCATION · Agno, CH
N
WIND
200°3 kt
LSZA · 915 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/3
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 LSZA 270920Z 20003KT CAVOK 28/17 Q1021

LSZA · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 200° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
200°3 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 +14°C

2,400FT
+1,485 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,100 2,050 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV915 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT685 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,485 ft above LSZA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,056 FT LSZA ELEV · 915 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,056 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:42ZSUNRISE
11:22ZSOLAR NOON
19:03ZSUNSET
19:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:40Z (9h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 21m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE12:22Z MOONSET03:44Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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