// 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

WIND

360°8 kt

YMLT · 562 FT

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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

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

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

// 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

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

YMHB

VFR

Hobart International Airport · Hobart (Cambridge)

WIND: 340° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

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