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// Station · 11m ago

ORMM

Basra International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 45°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.50 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
30.5491°N / 47.6621°E
LOCATION · Basra, IQ
N
WIND
300°15 kt
ORMM · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/15
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
45 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.50"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 300°/15 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 111400Z 30015KT CAVOK 45/10 Q0999

ORMM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 45°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 15 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
300°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
32 HDG 320° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,124'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
14 HDG 140° T14 kt X5 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 +31°C

4,100FT
+4,089 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
4,400 3,250 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+45°C ISA DELTA+31°C PRESSURE ALT431 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +4,089 ft above ORMM's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 22,738 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 LEVEL22,738 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:55ZSUNRISE
08:55ZSOLAR NOON
15:55ZSUNSET
16:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:23Z (2h 11m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:19Z MOONSET13:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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