// Station · 51m ago

ORBI

Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 38°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 114 FT

33.2625°N / 44.2346°E

LOCATION · Baghdad, IQ

WIND

060°9 kt

ORBI · 114 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

38 / 7

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/9 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 ORBI 271000Z 06009KT 020V080 CAVOK 38/07 Q1011 NOSIG

ORBI · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 9 kt

4 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 4 CAUTION

WIND

060°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

15L★ HDG 150° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,124'

33R HDG 330° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

15R HDG 150° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

33L HDG 330° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

Pattern altitude: 1,114 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

3,000FT

+2,886 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV114 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT179 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,886 ft above ORBI's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 LEVEL19,306 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:58ZSUNRISE

09:01ZSOLAR NOON

16:05ZSUNSET

16:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:33Z (5h 41m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE10:40Z MOONSET00:47Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of ORBI.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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