// Station · 17m ago

YBRK

Rockhampton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 11,000 ft

T/Td 16°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.06 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 · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC110

LAYERS

FEW091 OVC110

T / Td

16 / 15

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 9,100 ft, and overcast 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 111500Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // FEW091 OVC110 16/15 Q1018

YBRK · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 9,100 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.06" 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 +1°C

-0FT

-34 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV34 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT-108 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW091

Few · base 9,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,115 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

20:41ZSUNRISE

02:04ZSOLAR NOON

07:28ZSUNSET

07:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:52Z (16h 35m) DAY LENGTH10h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:07Z MOONSET04:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YGLA

VFR

Gladstone Airport · Gladstone

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 51 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

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