// Station · 24m ago
NIUE
Niue International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 209 FT
19.0801°S / 169.9235°W
LOCATION · Alofi, NU
WIND
280°3 kt
NIUE · 209 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 21
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR NIUE 271130Z AUTO 28003KT 9999 NCD 22/21 Q1009
NIUE · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
280°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
7,660'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
7,660'
Pattern altitude: 1,209 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
+1,091 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV209 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT333 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 +1,091 ft above
NIUE'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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)
17:45ZSUNRISE
23:18ZSOLAR NOON
04:51ZSUNSET
05:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:14Z (17h 20m)
DAY LENGTH11h 05m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE02:30Z
MOONSET13:35Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NIUE.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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