// Station · 20m ago
YBAS
Alice Springs Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 11°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,789 FT
23.8066°S / 133.9034°E
LOCATION · Alice Springs, AU
WIND
160°6 kt
YBAS · 1,789 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
11 / 8
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 160°/6 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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METAR YBAS 271030Z AUTO 16006KT 9999 // NCD 11/08 Q1021
YBAS · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 11°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
160°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,717'
12
HDG 120°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
7,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T6 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 -1°C
1,400FT
-389 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,789 FT
OAT+11°C
ISA DELTA-1°C
PRESSURE ALT1,559 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
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)
21:38ZSUNRISE
03:02ZSOLAR NOON
08:27ZSUNSET
08:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:51Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 49m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE06:21Z
MOONSET17:10Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YBAS.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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