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// Station · 11m ago

YPAD

Adelaide International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 17 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 12°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
34.9475°S / 138.5334°E
LOCATION · Adelaide, AU
N
WIND
280°17 kt
YPAD · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/17
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW025
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 280°/17 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 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 YPAD 111400Z 28017KT 9999 FEW025 12/07 Q1014

YPAD · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 17 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 17 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
280°17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
30 HDG 300° H16 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,420'
23 HDG 230° H11 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 76%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
05 HDG 050° T11 kt X13 kt LEFT
12 HDG 120° T16 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 -3°C

-400FT
-420 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
300 -250 -800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT-3 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YKSC (Kingscote Airport, elev 24 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,081 FT FEW025 YPAD ELEV · 20 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW025
Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL6,081 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

21:53ZSUNRISE
02:52ZSOLAR NOON
07:50ZSUNSET
08:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:18Z (past) DAY LENGTH9h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:17Z MOONSET05:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YPAD.

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