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// 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
N
WIND
250°5 kt
YBCG · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
800 -250 -1,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,082 FT FEW105 YBCG ELEV · 21 FT
// 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

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