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// Station · 8m ago

LSZH

Zürich Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 1,417 FT
47.4581°N / 8.5481°E
LOCATION · Zurich, CH
N
WIND
080°8 kt
LSZH · 1,417 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/8 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 LSZH 111350Z 08008KT 040V120 CAVOK 32/12 Q1016 NOSIG

LSZH · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
10 HDG 100° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,202'
14 HDG 140° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
01H HDG 010° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
16 HDG 160° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
34 HDG 340° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT
19H HDG 190° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT
32 HDG 320° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT
28 HDG 280° T8 kt X3 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 +20°C

3,700FT
+2,283 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,100 2,850 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,417 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT1,335 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
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,579 FT LSZH ELEV · 1,417 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,579 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:41ZSUNRISE
11:32ZSOLAR NOON
19:23ZSUNSET
20:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:02Z (6h 04m) DAY LENGTH15h 42m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:04Z MOONSET16:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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