// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
LSZA
VFR
Lugano Airport · Agno
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
LIMC
VFR
Milan Malpensa International Airport · Ferno (VA)
- WIND
- 040° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
LIMN
—
Cameri Air Base · Cameri (NO)
- WIND
- 030° / 2 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
LIME
VFR
Il Caravaggio International Airport · Orio al Serio (BG)
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
LIML
VFR
Milano Linate Airport · Segrate (MI)
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
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