// Station · 10m ago

NZAA

Auckland International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 4°C / 3°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 23 FT

37.0120°S / 174.7863°E

LOCATION · Auckland, NZ

WIND

160°2 kt

NZAA · 23 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

4 / 3

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/2 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR NZAA 111500Z AUTO 16002KT 9999 NCD 04/03 Q1021

NZAA · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 4°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

160°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05R HDG 050° —CALM —— 11,926'

23L HDG 230° —CALM —— 11,926'

Pattern altitude: 1,023 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 -11°C

-1,600FT

-1,623 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-11°C PRESSURE ALT-207 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,623 ft above NZAA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL2,043 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

19:33ZSUNRISE

00:27ZSOLAR NOON

05:21ZSUNSET

05:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:49Z (14h 39m) DAY LENGTH9h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE16:59Z MOONSET02:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NZAA.

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