// Station · 28m ago

YSSY

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 16 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 18°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX -RA VCSH

ELEV 21 FT

33.9461°S / 151.1770°E

LOCATION · Sydney (Mascot), AU

WIND

190°16 kt

YSSY · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/16

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

SCT009 SCT016 BKN080

T / Td

18 / 17

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Brisk winds at 190°/16 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 900 ft, scattered at 1,600 ft, and broken at 8,000 ft. Reported weather: light rain and showers in the vicinity (-RA VCSH). 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 130200Z 19016KT 9999 -RA VCSH SCT009 SCT016 BKN080 18/17 Q1017

YSSY · day 13 at 02:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 16 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 900 ft · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: light rain and showers in the vicinity (-RA VCSH)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 16 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

190°16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

16L★ HDG 160° H14 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,999'

16R HDG 160° H14 kt X8 kt RIGHT 12,999'

25 HDG 250° H8 kt X14 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

07 HDG 070° T8 kt X14 kt RIGHT —

34R HDG 340° T14 kt X8 kt LEFT —

34L HDG 340° T14 kt X8 kt LEFT —

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 +3°C

200FT

+179 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT-91 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YBRN (Balranald Airport, elev 210 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT009

Scattered · base 900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,112 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

19:18ZSUNRISE

01:42ZSOLAR NOON

08:07ZSUNSET

08:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:32Z (6h 04m) DAY LENGTH12h 49m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE20:42Z MOONSET09:31Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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