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// Station · 6h 8m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

LSZL

Locarno Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 650 FT
46.1625°N / 8.8789°E
LOCATION · Locarno, CH
N
WIND
250°4 kt
LSZL · 650 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW080
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 8,000 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 301450Z 25004KT 9999 FEW080 29/17 Q1017 RMK BLU+

LSZL · day 30 at 14:50 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
250°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
08L HDG 080° CALM 2,625'
26R HDG 260° CALM 2,625'
08C HDG 080° CALM 2,297'
26C HDG 260° CALM 2,297'
08R HDG 080° CALM 2,297'
26L HDG 260° CALM 2,297'
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 +15°C

2,300FT
+1,650 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,100 FT
2,500 1,750 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT538 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LSGL (Lausanne la Blécherette Airport, Lausanne, elev 2,041 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,296 FT FEW080 LSZL ELEV · 650 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW080
Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,296 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:39ZSUNRISE
11:23ZSOLAR NOON
19:07ZSUNSET
19:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:44Z (past) DAY LENGTH15h 27m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE15:09Z MOONSET06:36Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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