// Station · 19m ago

NZQN

Queenstown Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td -3°C / -5°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 1,171 FT

45.0192°S / 168.7464°E

LOCATION · Queenstown, NZ

WIND

020°5 kt

NZQN · 1,171 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT015

T / Td

-3 / -5

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered 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 NZQN 111600Z AUTO 02005KT 9999 SCT015/// M03/M05 Q1022

NZQN · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · temp -3°C / dewpoint -5°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

020°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,204'

32 HDG 320° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 2,920'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

23 HDG 230° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,171 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 -16°C

-1,000FT

-2,171 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,171 FT OAT-3°C ISA DELTA-16°C PRESSURE ALT911 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,171 ft above NZQN'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)

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL1,171 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+11)

20:21ZSUNRISE

00:51ZSOLAR NOON

05:21ZSUNSET

05:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:54Z (13h 35m) DAY LENGTH8h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:49Z MOONSET02:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

NZDN

LIFR

Dunedin International Airport · Dunedin

WIND: 350° / 2 kt
VIS: 0.37 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 82 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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