// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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)
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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