// Station · 51m ago

ORNI

Al Najaf International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 39°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 103 FT

31.9911°N / 44.4050°E

LOCATION · Najaf, IQ

WIND

040°10 kt

ORNI · 103 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

39 / 4

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/10 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 ORNI 271000Z 04010KT CAVOK 39/04 Q1011

ORNI · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,842'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,103 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 +24°C

3,100FT

+2,997 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV103 FT OAT+39°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT168 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,997 ft above ORNI's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-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 LEVEL19,800 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:00ZSUNRISE

09:00ZSOLAR NOON

16:01ZSUNSET

16:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:29Z (5h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE10:43Z MOONSET00:44Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

ORBI

VFR

Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Baghdad

WIND: 060° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 51m ago

OICI

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Ilam Airport · Ilam

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 139 NM NE
AGE: 51m ago

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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