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// Station · 5m ago

OIAH

Gachsaran Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 42°C / 8°C
ALTIM 29.68 inHg
ELEV 2,414 FT
30.3339°N / 50.8338°E
LOCATION · Gachsaran, IR
N
WIND
280°8 kt
OIAH · 2,414 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
42 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.68"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/8 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 OIAH 111400Z 28008KT CAVOK 42/08 Q1005

OIAH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 42°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,070'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 3,414 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 +32°C

6,500FT
+4,086 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
7,000 5,500 4,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,414 FT OAT+42°C ISA DELTA+32°C PRESSURE ALT2,656 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OIFS (Shahrekord Airport, Shahrekord, elev 6,723 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+65%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 23,626 FT OIAH ELEV · 2,414 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL23,626 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

01:43ZSUNRISE
08:43ZSOLAR NOON
15:42ZSUNSET
16:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:09Z (2h 03m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:07Z MOONSET13:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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