// Station · 29m ago

YESP

Esperance Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,100 ft

T/Td 10°C / 10°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 470 FT

33.6844°S / 121.8230°E

LOCATION · Esperance, AU

WIND

290°9 kt

YESP · 470 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN041

LAYERS

FEW005 SCT023 BKN041

T / Td

10 / 10

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Moderate winds at 290°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 500 ft, scattered at 2,300 ft, and broken at 4,100 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 YESP 111430Z AUTO 29009KT 9999 // FEW005 SCT023 BKN041 10/10 Q1025

YESP · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 290° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 500 ft · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · broken layer at 4,100 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

290°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,921'

21 HDG 210° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

11 HDG 110° T9 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,470 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

-400FT

-870 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV470 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT122 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCAR (Carnarvon Airport, Carnarvon, elev 13 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW005

Few · base 500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,521 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

22:57ZSUNRISE

03:59ZSOLAR NOON

09:00ZSUNSET

09:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:27Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:23Z MOONSET06:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

YPKG

VFR

Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport · Broadwood

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 175 NM N
AGE: 29m ago

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