// Station · 8m ago
YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13°C / 6°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
33.9461°S / 151.1770°E
LOCATION · Sydney (Mascot), AU
WIND
350°9 kt
YSSY · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
13 / 6
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 350°/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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METAR YSSY 111300Z AUTO 35009KT 9999 // NCD 13/06 Q1014
YSSY · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
350°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
34R★
HDG 340°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,999'
34L
HDG 340°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
12,999'
07
HDG 070°
H2 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
25
HDG 250°
T2 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
16L
HDG 160°
T9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
16R
HDG 160°
T9 kt
X2 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 -2°C
-200FT
-221 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV21 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA-2°C
PRESSURE ALT-2 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)
21:00ZSUNRISE
02:01ZSOLAR NOON
07:02ZSUNSET
07:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:29Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE18:22Z
MOONSET04:24Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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