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// YBMA · Mount Isa Airport · Mount Isa

// Station · 32m ago

YBMA

Mount Isa Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 1,121 FT
20.6664°S / 139.4885°E
LOCATION · Mount Isa, AU
N
WIND
170°7 kt
YBMA · 1,121 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.24"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 YBMA 251630Z AUTO 17007KT 9999 // NCD 17/14 Q1024

YBMA · day 25 at 16:30 UTC · wind from 170° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16★ HDG 160° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,399'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 2,121 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 +4°C

1,200FT
+79 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV1,121 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT802 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YBOK (Oakey Army Aviation Centre, elev 1,335 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,707 FT YBMA ELEV · 1,121 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,707 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

20:58ZSUNRISE
02:45ZSOLAR NOON
08:32ZSUNSET
08:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:55Z (15h 52m) DAY LENGTH11h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE07:02Z MOONSET18:36Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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