// Station · 14m ago
OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 180° / 4 kt
VIS 2.5 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 36°C / 26°C
ALTIM 29.41 inHg
WX FU
ELEV 591 FT
31.3649°N / 72.9953°E
LOCATION · Faisalabad, PK
WIND
180°4 kt
OPFA · 591 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/4
VIS
2.5 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW100
T / Td
36 / 26
ALTIM
29.41"
// Interpretation
IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Light winds at 180°/4 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, a few at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: FU. 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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METAR OPFA 111600Z 18004KT 4000 FU FEW100 36/26 Q0996 NOSIG
OPFA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · temp 36°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.41" Hg · weather: FU
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
180°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 +23°C
3,900FT
+3,309 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV591 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+23°C
PRESSURE ALT1,099 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at OPKH
(Khuzdar Airport, Khuzdar, elev 4,012 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+39%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)
00:12ZSUNRISE
07:14ZSOLAR NOON
14:16ZSUNSET
14:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:43Z (past)
DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE21:40Z
MOONSET11:44Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
OPLA
IFR
Allama Iqbal International Airport · Lahore
- WIND
- 110° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 2.5 SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 73 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
VIAR
IFR
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport · Amritsar
- WIND
- 080° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 2.2 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 95 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
OPST
IFR
Sialkot International Airport · Sialkot
- WIND
- 050° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 2.5 SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 99 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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