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// Station · 9m ago

YBCG

Gold Coast Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 14°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
28.1660°S / 153.5066°E
LOCATION · Gold Coast, AU
N
WIND
270°6 kt
YBCG · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT115
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 11,500 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 111500Z AUTO 27006KT 9999 // SCT115 14/11 Q1018

YBCG · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 11,500 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
270°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
32 HDG 320° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,176'
35 HDG 350° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
17 HDG 170° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT
14 HDG 140° T4 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 -1°C

-300FT
-321 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
800 -250 -1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-121 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCT (Coconut Island Airport, elev 3 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,092 FT SCT115 YBCG ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT115
Scattered · base 11,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER11,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL7,092 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:38ZSUNRISE
01:52ZSOLAR NOON
07:06ZSUNSET
07:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:32Z (16h 22m) DAY LENGTH10h 28m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:04Z MOONSET04:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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