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// Station · 21m ago

OPLA

Allama Iqbal International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 130° / 6 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
N
WIND
130°6 kt
OPLA · 712 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/6
 
 
 
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 130°/6 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 111900Z 13006KT 4000 FU FEW040 SCT100 31/27 Q0997 NOSIG RMK QFE971 A29.44

OPLA · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 6 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 130° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
130°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
18L HDG 180° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,024'
18R HDG 180° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 9,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
36R HDG 360° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
36L HDG 360° T4 kt X5 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 ↗ +400 FT
4,200 3,450 2,700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,369 FT FEW040 SCT100 OPLA ELEV · 712 FT
// 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)

00:07ZSUNRISE
07:09ZSOLAR NOON
14:10ZSUNSET
14:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:38Z (19h 16m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE21:41Z MOONSET11:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of OPLA.

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