// Station · 7m ago

YSSY

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 13°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 21 FT

33.9461°S / 151.1770°E

LOCATION · Sydney (Mascot), AU

WIND

340°9 kt

YSSY · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

13 / 7

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 YSSY 111500Z AUTO 34009KT 9999 // NCD 13/07 Q1012

YSSY · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 9 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

340°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

34R★ HDG 340° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,999'

34L HDG 340° H9 kt X0 kt — 12,999'

07 HDG 070° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

25 HDG 250° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

16L HDG 160° T9 kt X0 kt — —

16R HDG 160° T9 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,021 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 -2°C

-200FT

-221 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT57 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YLHI (Lord Howe Island Airport, Lord Howe Island, elev 5 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,587 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:00ZSUNRISE

02:01ZSOLAR NOON

07:03ZSUNSET

07:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:30Z (16h 22m) DAY LENGTH10h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:26Z MOONSET04:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YSRI

VFR

RAAF Base Richmond · Richmond

WIND: 070° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

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