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// Station · 15m ago

LSZH

Zürich Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 1,417 FT
47.4581°N / 8.5481°E
LOCATION · Zurich, CH
N
WIND
070°7 kt
LSZH · 1,417 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW075
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 LSZH 111250Z 07007KT 030V110 9999 FEW075 31/12 Q1017 NOSIG

LSZH · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 070° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 7 kt
5 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
N
WIND
070°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable
10 HDG 100° H6 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,202'
01H HDG 010° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
14 HDG 140° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
16 HDG 160° H0 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
34 HDG 340° H0 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
32 HDG 320° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT
19H HDG 190° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT
28 HDG 280° T6 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,417 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

3,500FT
+2,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
4,100 2,850 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,417 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,305 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
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,074 FT FEW075 LSZH ELEV · 1,417 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW075
Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,074 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:41ZSUNRISE
11:32ZSOLAR NOON
19:23ZSUNSET
20:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:02Z (6h 56m) DAY LENGTH15h 42m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:02Z MOONSET16:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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