// Station · 9m ago

YBCG

Gold Coast Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 12°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 21 FT

28.1660°S / 153.5066°E

LOCATION · Gold Coast, AU

WIND

250°5 kt

YBCG · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW105

T / Td

12 / 11

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 10,500 ft. 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 YBCG 111300Z AUTO 25005KT 9999 // FEW105 12/11 Q1018

YBCG · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 10,500 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

32★ HDG 320° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,176'

17 HDG 170° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 1,909'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,021 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

-500FT

-521 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT-121 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -521 ft above YBCG's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW105

Few · base 10,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL6,082 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)

20:38ZSUNRISE

01:52ZSOLAR NOON

07:06ZSUNSET

07:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:31Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:00Z MOONSET04:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

YBNA

VFR

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · Ballina

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 40 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

YBBN

VFR

Brisbane International Airport · Brisbane

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 51 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

YAMB

VFR

RAAF Base Amberley

WIND: 320° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW073
DIST: 53 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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