// Station · 3m ago

YBTL

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville

CAT MVFR

WIND CALM

VIS 3.7 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 20°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 18 FT

19.2529°S / 146.7665°E

LOCATION · Townsville, AU

WIND

000°0 kt

YBTL · 18 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

3.7 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW018 SCT105

T / Td

20 / 19

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.7 SM. Winds calm, visibility 3.7 SM, a few at 1,800 ft, and scattered at 10,500 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI YBTL 271255Z AUTO 00000KT 6000 // FEW018 SCT105 20/19 Q1014

YBTL · day 27 at 12:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 3.7 SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · scattered layer at 10,500 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.94" 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

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 7,999'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 7,999'

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 3,609'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 3,609'

Pattern altitude: 1,018 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 +5°C

600FT

+582 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-5 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCY (Cloncurry Airport, Cloncurry, elev 616 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

SCT105

Scattered · base 10,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,119 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:38ZSUNRISE

02:11ZSOLAR NOON

07:44ZSUNSET

08:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:07Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 05m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE05:25Z MOONSET16:31Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

YBHM

VFR

Hamilton Island Airport · Hamilton Island

WIND: 330° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 140 NM SE
AGE: 28m ago

YBCS

VFR

Cairns International Airport · Cairns

WIND: 280° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW083
DIST: 154 NM N
AGE: 28m ago

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