// Station · 10m ago
YBTL
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
19.2529°S / 146.7665°E
LOCATION · Townsville, AU
WIND
230°3 kt
YBTL · 18 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 16
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/3 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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METAR YBTL 111500Z AUTO 23003KT 9999 // NCD 17/16 Q1018
YBTL · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
230°3 kt
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 +2°C
100FT
+82 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+2°C
PRESSURE ALT-124 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at YBUD
(Bundaberg Airport, Bundaberg, elev 107 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+1%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)
20:48ZSUNRISE
02:19ZSOLAR NOON
07:50ZSUNSET
08:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:14Z (17h 04m)
DAY LENGTH11h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE18:14Z
MOONSET05:16Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
YBPN
VFR
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport · Proserpine
- WIND
- 190° / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 125 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
YBHM
MVFR
Hamilton Island Airport · Hamilton Island
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN023
- DIST
- 140 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
YBCS
VFR
Cairns International Airport · Cairns
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW038
- DIST
- 154 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
YBMK
VFR
Mackay Airport · Mackay
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 178 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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