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// Station · 49m ago

ORMM

Basra International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 42°C / 1°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
30.5491°N / 47.6621°E
LOCATION · Basra, IQ
N
WIND
340°9 kt
ORMM · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
42 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/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 ORMM 271000Z 34009KT CAVOK 42/01 Q1008

ORMM · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 42°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
340°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
32 HDG 320° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,124'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
14 HDG 140° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,011 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 +27°C

3,400FT
+3,389 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,700 2,450 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+42°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT165 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,389 ft above ORMM's actual elevation.
// 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 21,223 FT ORMM ELEV · 11 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,223 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:50ZSUNRISE
08:47ZSOLAR NOON
15:45ZSUNSET
16:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:12Z (5h 23m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE10:33Z MOONSET00:27Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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