// Station · 19m ago

LUKK

Chişinău International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 399 FT

46.9277°N / 28.9317°E

LOCATION · Chişinău, MD

WIND

340°8 kt

LUKK · 399 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW049

T / Td

22 / 14

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 4,900 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 LUKK 111600Z 34008KT 9999 FEW049CB 22/14 Q1015 TEMPO SCT040CB

LUKK · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,900 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

340°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,818'

26 HDG 260° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT —

09 HDG 090° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,399 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 +8°C

1,300FT

+901 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV399 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT346 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +901 ft above LUKK's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW049

Few · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,510 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

02:21ZSUNRISE

10:10ZSOLAR NOON

17:59ZSUNSET

18:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:38Z (2h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:49Z MOONSET15:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

LRIA

VFR

Iaşi International Airport · Iaşi

WIND: 320° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

LRBC

VFR

Bacău George Enescu International Airport · Bacău

WIND: 360° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 87 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

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