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// Station · 5m ago

YMLT

Launceston Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 360° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 300 ft
T/Td 6°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.38 inHg
ELEV 562 FT
41.5449°S / 147.2108°E
LOCATION · Launceston (Western Junction), AU
N
WIND
360°8 kt
YMLT · 562 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN003
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN003 BKN010 OVC020
 
 
 
T / Td
6 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.38"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Moderate winds at 360°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 300 ft, broken at 1,000 ft, and overcast at 2,000 ft. 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 YMLT 112200Z AUTO 36008KT 9999 // BKN003 BKN010 OVC020 06/05 Q0995

YMLT · day 11 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 300 ft · broken layer at 1,000 ft · overcast at 2,000 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.38" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 8 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
360°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
36 HDG 360° H8 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 2,264'
32R HDG 320° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT 2,297'
32L HDG 320° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,499'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
14L HDG 140° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT
14R HDG 140° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT
18 HDG 180° T8 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,562 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

300FT
-262 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
1,000 150 -700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV562 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT1,100 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YKII (King Island Airport, elev 132 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 3,592 FT BKN003 · CEILING BKN010 OVC020 YMLT ELEV · 562 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC020
Overcast · base 2,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN010
Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN003
Broken · base 300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,592 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

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

21:36ZSUNRISE
02:17ZSOLAR NOON
06:58ZSUNSET
07:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:29Z (9h 24m) DAY LENGTH9h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE19:16Z MOONSET04:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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