// Station · 30m ago

YSTW

Tamworth Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 1 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 5,700 ft

T/Td 6°C / 5°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,334 FT

31.0779°S / 150.8455°E

LOCATION · Tamworth, AU

WIND

180°1 kt

YSTW · 1,334 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/1

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC057

LAYERS

OVC057

T / Td

6 / 5

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,700 ft. Light winds at 180°/1 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 5,700 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 YSTW 111330Z AUTO 18001KT 9999 // OVC057 06/05 Q1017

YSTW · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 180° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 5,700 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

12L HDG 120° —CALM —— 7,218'

30R HDG 300° —CALM —— 7,218'

12R HDG 120° —CALM —— 3,642'

30L HDG 300° —CALM —— 3,642'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 3,346'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 3,346'

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 2,762'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 2,762'

Pattern altitude: 2,334 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 -7°C

400FT

-934 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,334 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT1,222 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YSNW (Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross, Nowra Hill, elev 400 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC057

Overcast · base 5,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,364 ft VFR MARGIN+2,700 ft

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

20:55ZSUNRISE

02:03ZSOLAR NOON

07:11ZSUNSET

07:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:37Z (17h 37m) DAY LENGTH10h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:18Z MOONSET04:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YSTW.

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