// Station · 29m ago

YBAS

Alice Springs Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 9°C / 5°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 1,789 FT

23.8066°S / 133.9034°E

LOCATION · Alice Springs, AU

WIND

290°5 kt

YBAS · 1,789 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

9 / 5

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 290°/5 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 YBAS 111430Z AUTO 29005KT 9999 // NCD 09/05 Q1022

YBAS · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 290° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 9°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

290°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

30★ HDG 300° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,999'

35 HDG 350° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,717'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

17 HDG 170° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

12 HDG 120° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,789 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 -3°C

1,200FT

-589 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,789 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT1,529 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YTNK (Tennant Creek Airport, Tennant Creek, elev 1,236 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 LEVEL6,334 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

21:48ZSUNRISE

03:10ZSOLAR NOON

08:33ZSUNSET

08:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:57Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 45m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:13Z MOONSET05:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

YAYE

VFR

Ayers Rock Connellan Airport · Yulara

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 180 NM SW
AGE: 29m ago

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