// Station · 1h 16m ago · STALE

NZSP

Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 050° / 10 kt

VIS 1.9 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td -59°C / —

ALTIM 28.20 inHg

WX -SG IC BLSN

ELEV 9,300 FT

90.0000°S / 1.0000°W

LOCATION · Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, AQ

WIND

050°10 kt

NZSP · 9,300 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/10

VIS

1.9 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW008 SCT033

T / Td

—

ALTIM

28.20"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.9 SM. Moderate winds at 050°/10 kt, visibility 1.9 SM, a few at 800 ft, and scattered at 3,300 ft. Reported weather: -SG IC BLSN. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR NZSP 111150Z 05010KT 3000 -SG IC BLSN FEW008 SCT033 M59/ A2820 RMK CLN AIR 03017KT ALL WNDS GRID

NZSP · day 11 at 11:50 UTC · wind from 050° at 10 kt · visibility 1.9 SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · altimeter 28.20" Hg · weather: -SG IC BLSN

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

050°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

02T★ HDG 020° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,013'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

20T HDG 200° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 10,300 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 -52°C

4,800FT

-4,500 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9,300 FT OAT-59°C ISA DELTA-52°C PRESSURE ALT11,019 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -4,500 ft above NZSP's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+48%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW008

Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL9,300 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

// POLAR NIGHT — sun does not rise at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

12:10ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT13:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH0h

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NZSP.

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

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