// Station · 9m ago

YBCS

Cairns International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21°C / 18°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

16.8789°S / 145.7495°E

LOCATION · Cairns, AU

WIND

150°5 kt

YBCS · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT033

T / Td

21 / 18

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 3,300 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 YBCS 111300Z AUTO 15005KT 9999 // SCT033 21/18 Q1018

YBCS · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

150°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,489'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +6°C

600FT

+590 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT-132 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCY (Cloncurry Airport, Cloncurry, elev 616 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,616 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:48ZSUNRISE

02:23ZSOLAR NOON

07:58ZSUNSET

08:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:22Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:09Z MOONSET05:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

YBTL

VFR

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Townsville

WIND: 230° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW088
DIST: 154 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

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