// Station · 3h 50m ago · STALE

NFTL

Lifuka Island Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

19.7770°S / 174.3410°W

LOCATION · Lifuka, TO

WIND

180°4 kt

NFTL · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 06Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW010

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,000 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 NFTL 270600Z 18004KT 9999 FEW010 24/21 Q1011

NFTL · day 27 at 06:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°4 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 +9°C

1,200FT

+1,169 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT96 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,169 ft above NFTL's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

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)

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,152 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

18:04ZSUNRISE

23:35ZSOLAR NOON

05:07ZSUNSET

05:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:31Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 03m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE02:44Z MOONSET13:48Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

NFTF

VFR

Fua'amotu International Airport · Nuku'alofa

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW016
DIST: 99 NM SW
AGE: 50m ago

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