// Station · 23m ago

YGEL

Geraldton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 19 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 12,000 ft

T/Td 22°C / 4°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 121 FT

28.7961°S / 114.7070°E

LOCATION · Moonyoonooka, AU

WIND

360°19 kt

YGEL · 121 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/19

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC120

LAYERS

OVC120

T / Td

22 / 4

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Brisk winds at 360°/19 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 12,000 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 YGEL 271130Z AUTO 36019KT 9999 // OVC120 22/04 Q1016

YGEL · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind from 360° at 19 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 19 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

360°19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

03★ HDG 030° H16 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,838'

32 HDG 320° H15 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

08 HDG 080° H3 kt X19 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X19 kt RIGHT —

14 HDG 140° T15 kt X12 kt LEFT —

21 HDG 210° T16 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

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 +7°C

900FT

+779 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT39 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YTEF (Telfer Airport, elev 970 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC120

Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,232 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

23:04ZSUNRISE

04:19ZSOLAR NOON

09:34ZSUNSET

10:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:00Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 29m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE07:49Z MOONSET18:19Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

YPEA

VFR

RAAF Base Pearce · Bullsbrook

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 185 NM S
AGE: 23m ago

YPPH

VFR

Perth International Airport · Perth

WIND: 360° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 200 NM S
AGE: 23m ago

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