// Station · 22m ago

YGLA

Gladstone Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 14°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 64 FT

23.8698°S / 151.2254°E

LOCATION · Gladstone, AU

WIND

200°4 kt

YGLA · 64 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW096

T / Td

14 / 12

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 9,600 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 YGLA 111400Z AUTO 20004KT 9999 // FEW096 14/12 Q1019

YGLA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 9,600 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

200°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 5,364'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 5,364'

Pattern altitude: 1,064 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 -1°C

-300FT

-364 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV64 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-107 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCT (Coconut Island Airport, elev 3 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW096

Few · base 9,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL7,135 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:39ZSUNRISE

02:01ZSOLAR NOON

07:24ZSUNSET

07:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:48Z (17h 26m) DAY LENGTH10h 45m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:03Z MOONSET04:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

YBRK

VFR

Rockhampton Airport · Rockhampton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 51 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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