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// 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
N
WIND
170°5 kt
YBMA · 1,121 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
2,700 1,400 100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,192 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 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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