// Station · 5m ago

YGLA

Gladstone Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 130° / 4 kt

VIS 2.9 SM

CEILING BKN at 100 ft

T/Td 20°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 64 FT

23.8698°S / 151.2254°E

LOCATION · Gladstone, AU

WIND

130°4 kt

YGLA · 64 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/4

VIS

2.9 SM

CEILING

BKN001

LAYERS

BKN001

T / Td

20 / 20

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 100 ft. Light winds at 130°/4 kt, visibility 2.9 SM, broken at 100 ft. Reported weather: BR. Reported weather: BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI YGLA 271147Z AUTO 13004KT 4600 BR BKN001 20/20 Q1013

YGLA · day 27 at 11:47 UTC · wind from 130° at 4 kt · visibility 2.9 SM · broken layer at 100 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · weather: BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

130°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 +5°C

700FT

+636 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV64 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT70 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YRMD (Richmond Airport, elev 676 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+7%

-5%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+5%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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)

BKN001

Broken · base 100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,165 ft VFR MARGIN-2,900 ft

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

20:29ZSUNRISE

01:53ZSOLAR NOON

07:18ZSUNSET

07:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:42Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 48m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE05:14Z MOONSET16:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

YBRK

VFR

Rockhampton Airport · Rockhampton

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 51 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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