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// Station · 2m ago

LSZL

Locarno Airport
CAT
WIND 060° / 10 kt
VIS
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 650 FT
46.1625°N / 8.8789°E
LOCATION · Locarno, CH
N
WIND
060°10 kt
LSZL · 650 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/10
 
 
 
VIS
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW091
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/10 kt. Visibility unreported and a few at 9,100 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 LSZL 142350Z AUTO 06010KT 9999NDV FEW091 23/18 Q1018 RMK

LSZL · day 14 at 23:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 10 kt · a few clouds at 9,100 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 10 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
060°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
08C HDG 080° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,297'
08L HDG 080° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT 2,625'
08R HDG 080° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT 2,297'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
26C HDG 260° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT
26R HDG 260° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT
26L HDG 260° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,650 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 +9°C

1,600FT
+950 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,400 2,200 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT508 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LSGS (Sion Airport, Sion, elev 1,582 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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 · 12,266 FT FEW091 LSZL ELEV · 650 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW091
Few · base 9,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER9,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,266 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:48ZSUNRISE
11:31ZSOLAR NOON
19:14ZSUNSET
19:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:51Z (19h 59m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE03:58Z MOONSET19:24Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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