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NZSP

Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 360° / 12 kt

VIS 1.2 SM

CEILING OVC at 800 ft

T/Td -56°C / —

ALTIM 28.40 inHg

WX -SG BLSN BR

ELEV 9,300 FT

90.0000°S / 1.0000°W

LOCATION · Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, AQ

WIND

360°12 kt

NZSP · 9,300 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 05Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/12

VIS

1.2 SM

CEILING

OVC008

LAYERS

OVC008

T / Td

—

ALTIM

28.40"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Moderate winds at 360°/12 kt, visibility 1.2 SM, overcast at 800 ft. Reported weather: -SG BLSN BR. 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 270550Z 36012KT 2000 -SG BLSN BR OVC008 M56/ A2840 RMK CIG THN CLN AIR 35014KT ALL WNDS GRID

NZSP · day 27 at 05:50 UTC · wind from 360° at 12 kt · visibility 1.2 SM · overcast at 800 ft · altimeter 28.40" Hg · weather: -SG BLSN BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

360°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

02T★ HDG 020° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,013'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

20T HDG 200° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 -50°C

4,900FT

-4,400 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9,300 FT OAT-56°C ISA DELTA-50°C PRESSURE ALT10,818 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -4,400 ft above NZSP's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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)

OVC008

Overcast · base 800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,300 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

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

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

—SUNRISE

12:02ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH0h

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN4 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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