// Station · 11m ago

OPLA

Allama Iqbal International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 110° / 7 kt

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 27°C

ALTIM 29.44 inHg

WX FU

ELEV 712 FT

31.5216°N / 74.4036°E

LOCATION · Lahore, PK

WIND

110°7 kt

OPLA · 712 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/7

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW040 SCT100

T / Td

31 / 27

ALTIM

29.44"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Light winds at 110°/7 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, a few at 4,000 ft, and scattered 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR OPLA 111800Z 11007KT 4000 FU FEW040 SCT100 31/27 Q0997 NOSIG RMK QFE972 A29.46

OPLA · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 7 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.44" Hg · weather: FU

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

110°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18L★ HDG 180° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,024'

18R HDG 180° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36R HDG 360° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

36L HDG 360° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,712 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 +18°C

3,400FT

+2,688 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV712 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,191 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OPSS (Saidu Sharif Airport, Saidu Sharif, elev 3,183 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,369 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:06ZSUNRISE

07:08ZSOLAR NOON

14:11ZSUNSET

14:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:38Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE21:38Z MOONSET11:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

VIAR

IFR

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport · Amritsar

WIND: 080° / 6 kt
VIS: 2.2 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

OPST

IFR

Sialkot International Airport · Sialkot

WIND: CALM
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 61 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

OPFA

IFR

Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 73 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

VIJU

MVFR

Jammu Airport · Jammu

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 73 NM N
AGE: 41m ago

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