// Station · 20m ago

YPAD

Adelaide International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,200 ft

T/Td 15°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 20 FT

34.9475°S / 138.5334°E

LOCATION · Adelaide, AU

WIND

190°6 kt

YPAD · 20 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN052

LAYERS

FEW018 BKN052

T / Td

15 / 13

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,200 ft. Light winds at 190°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,800 ft, and broken at 5,200 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 271130Z 19006KT 9999 FEW018 BKN052 15/13 Q1020

YPAD · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 5,200 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,171'

12 HDG 120° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

05 HDG 050° T5 kt X4 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 +0°C

-200FT

-220 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT-181 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN052

Broken · base 5,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,596 ft VFR MARGIN+2,200 ft

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

21:42ZSUNRISE

02:44ZSOLAR NOON

07:46ZSUNSET

08:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:13Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 03m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:27Z MOONSET16:30Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YPAD.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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