// Station · 23m ago

YBLN

Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,900 ft

T/Td 18°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 55 FT

33.6872°S / 115.4003°E

LOCATION · Busselton, AU

WIND

310°11 kt

YBLN · 55 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN079

LAYERS

FEW019 SCT057 BKN079

T / Td

18 / 18

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,900 ft. Moderate winds at 310°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,900 ft, scattered at 5,700 ft, and broken at 7,900 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 YBLN 271130Z AUTO 31011KT 9999 -SHRA FEW019 SCT057 BKN079 18/18 Q1011 RESHRA

YBLN · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind from 310° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · scattered layer at 5,700 ft · broken layer at 7,900 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 11 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

310°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

03★ HDG 030° H2 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,071'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

21 HDG 210° T2 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,055 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

+445 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV55 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT120 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YFRT (Forrest Airport, elev 511 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN079

Broken · base 7,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT057

Scattered · base 5,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW019

Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,146 ft VFR MARGIN+4,900 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

23:12ZSUNRISE

04:16ZSOLAR NOON

09:21ZSUNSET

09:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:48Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 08m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE07:57Z MOONSET18:06Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

YPJT

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Perth Jandakot Airport · Perth

WIND: 350° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN115
DIST: 98 NM N
AGE: 23m ago

YPPH

VFR → MVFR 17Z

Perth International Airport · Perth

WIND: 360° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 109 NM N
AGE: 23m ago

YPEA

VFR → MVFR 17Z

RAAF Base Pearce · Bullsbrook

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 125 NM N
AGE: 23m ago

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