// Station · 27m ago

OPFA

Faisalabad International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 4 kt

VIS 3.7 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 43°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.56 inHg

ELEV 591 FT

31.3649°N / 72.9953°E

LOCATION · Faisalabad, PK

WIND

230°4 kt

OPFA · 591 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/4

VIS

3.7 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

43 / 15

ALTIM

29.56"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.7 SM. Light winds at 230°/4 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, no reported cloud layers. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR OPFA 271230Z 23004KT 6000 NSC 43/15 Q1001 NOSIG

OPFA · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · temp 43°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.56" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

230°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

03R HDG 030° —CALM —— 9,324'

21L HDG 210° —CALM —— 9,324'

03L HDG 030° —CALM —— 8,999'

21R HDG 210° —CALM —— 8,999'

Pattern altitude: 1,591 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 +30°C

4,500FT

+3,909 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV591 FT OAT+43°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT951 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OPZB (Zhob Airport, Fort Sandeman, elev 4,728 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+45%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,308 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)

00:07ZSUNRISE

07:06ZSOLAR NOON

14:05ZSUNSET

14:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:33Z (1h 35m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE08:54Z MOONSET22:52Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

VIAR

MVFR → IFR 18Z

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport · Amritsar

WIND: 290° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 95 NM E
AGE: 27m ago

OPST

MVFR

Sialkot International Airport · Sialkot

WIND: 230° / 10 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM NE
AGE: 27m ago

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