// Station · 10m ago

YBMA

Mount Isa Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 14°C / 7°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 1,121 FT

20.6664°S / 139.4885°E

LOCATION · Mount Isa, AU

WIND

170°5 kt

YBMA · 1,121 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 7

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/5 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 111500Z AUTO 17005KT 9999 // NCD 14/07 Q1020

YBMA · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,399'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T5 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 +1°C

1,000FT

-121 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,121 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT920 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YBCV (Charleville Airport, Charleville, elev 1,003 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+10%

-7%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+7%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,192 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:19ZSUNRISE

02:48ZSOLAR NOON

08:17ZSUNSET

08:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:41Z (17h 30m) DAY LENGTH10h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:45Z MOONSET05:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YBMA.

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