// Station · 3h 12m ago · STALE

NFTL

Lifuka Island Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 17°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

19.7770°S / 174.3410°W

LOCATION · Lifuka, TO

WIND

VRB2 kt

NFTL · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW015

T / Td

17 / 14

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,500 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 NFTL 111200Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW015 17/14 Q1016

NFTL · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 3,937'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 3,937'

Pattern altitude: 1,031 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 +2°C

200FT

+169 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-51 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at NFTV (Vava'u International Airport, Vava'u Island, elev 236 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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)

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,617 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

18:13ZSUNRISE

23:43ZSOLAR NOON

05:14ZSUNSET

05:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:38Z (14h 25m) DAY LENGTH11h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE15:39Z MOONSET02:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

NFTV

VFR

Vava'u International Airport · Vava'u Island

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 75 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

NFTF

VFR

Fua'amotu International Airport · Nuku'alofa

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW015
DIST: 99 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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