// Station · 27m ago

NZOH

RNZAF Base Ohakea

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 2°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 164 FT

40.2060°S / 175.3880°E

WIND

030°5 kt

NZOH · 164 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW250

T / Td

2 / 1

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 25,000 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 NZOH 111400Z AUTO 03005KT 9999 FEW250/// 02/01 Q1022

NZOH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 2°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

030°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

09★ HDG 090° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,028'

09L HDG 090° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 1,887'

33 HDG 330° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 6,998'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

15 HDG 150° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

27R HDG 270° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,164 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

-1,700FT

-1,864 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV164 FT OAT+2°C ISA DELTA-13°C PRESSURE ALT-96 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,864 ft above NZOH'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL1,174 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

19:40ZSUNRISE

00:25ZSOLAR NOON

05:09ZSUNSET

05:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:40Z (15h 12m) DAY LENGTH9h 29m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:04Z MOONSET02:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NZOH.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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