// Station · 27m ago

YBRK

Rockhampton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 34 FT

23.3800°S / 150.4754°E

LOCATION · Rockhampton, AU

WIND

000°0 kt

YBRK · 34 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT110

T / Td

15 / 14

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 11,000 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 YBRK 111400Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // SCT110 15/14 Q1019

YBRK · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 8,622'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 8,622'

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 5,397'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 5,397'

Pattern altitude: 1,034 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 +0°C

-200FT

-234 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV34 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT-137 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCT (Coconut Island Airport, elev 3 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL7,610 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:41ZSUNRISE

02:04ZSOLAR NOON

07:28ZSUNSET

07:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:52Z (17h 25m) DAY LENGTH10h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:05Z MOONSET04:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

YGLA

VFR

Gladstone Airport · Gladstone

WIND: 200° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW096
DIST: 51 NM SE
AGE: 27m ago

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