// Station · 7h 50m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

NFNL

Labasa Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 44 FT

16.4667°S / 179.3400°E

LOCATION · Labasa, FJ

WIND

240°4 kt

NFNL · 44 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 04Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT030

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 3,000 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 NFNL 270400Z 24004KT 9999 SCT030 28/23 Q1009

NFNL · day 27 at 04:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

240°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 3,507'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 3,507'

Pattern altitude: 1,044 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 +13°C

1,800FT

+1,756 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV44 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT168 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,756 ft above NFNL's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,185 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+12)

18:23ZSUNRISE

00:01ZSOLAR NOON

05:38ZSUNSET

06:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:01Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE03:08Z MOONSET14:23Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

NFNA

VFR

Nausori International Airport · Nausori

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 105 NM SW
AGE: 50m ago

NFFN

VFR

Nadi International Airport · Nadi

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 134 NM SW
AGE: 50m ago

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