// Station · 22m ago

YGEL

Geraldton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 10°C / 7°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

ELEV 121 FT

28.7961°S / 114.7070°E

LOCATION · Moonyoonooka, AU

WIND

140°7 kt

YGEL · 121 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

10 / 7

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/7 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR YGEL 111900Z AUTO 14007KT 9999 // NCD 10/07 Q1024

YGEL · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 10°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

140°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14★ HDG 140° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 2,769'

08 HDG 080° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

21 HDG 210° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

03 HDG 030° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T7 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,121 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

-800FT

-921 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT-198 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -921 ft above YGEL's actual elevation.

// 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL5,172 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

23:15ZSUNRISE

04:27ZSOLAR NOON

09:40ZSUNSET

10:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:06Z (14h 43m) DAY LENGTH10h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE20:49Z MOONSET07:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YPEA

VFR

RAAF Base Pearce · Bullsbrook

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 185 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

YPPH

VFR

Perth International Airport · Perth

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 200 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

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