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// Station · 10m ago

ORMM

Basra International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.50 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
30.5491°N / 47.6621°E
LOCATION · Basra, IQ
N
WIND
280°9 kt
ORMM · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
40 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.50"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/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 111600Z 28009KT CAVOK 40/14 Q0999

ORMM · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 40°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
280°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
32 HDG 320° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,124'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
14 HDG 140° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT
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 +26°C

3,500FT
+3,489 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,400 3,250 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+40°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT431 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ORBB (Bamarni Airport, Bamarni, elev 3,455 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 20,213 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 LEVEL20,213 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:55ZSUNRISE
08:55ZSOLAR NOON
15:55ZSUNSET
16:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:23Z (12m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:23Z MOONSET13:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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