// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
YBNA
MVFR
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · Ballina
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
YBBN
VFR
Brisbane International Airport · Brisbane
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW078
- DIST
- 51 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
YAMB
VFR
RAAF Base Amberley
- WIND
- 300° / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN094
- DIST
- 53 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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