// Station · 11m ago

YSTW

Tamworth Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 8,600 ft

T/Td 15°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,334 FT

31.0779°S / 150.8455°E

LOCATION · Tamworth, AU

WIND

120°9 kt

YSTW · 1,334 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC086

LAYERS

FEW014 OVC086

T / Td

15 / 14

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,600 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,400 ft, and overcast at 8,600 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

SPECI YSTW 271248Z AUTO 12009KT 9999 // FEW014 OVC086 15/14 Q1015

YSTW · day 27 at 12:48 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,400 ft · overcast at 8,600 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 9 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

120°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

12L★ HDG 120° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,218'

12R HDG 120° H9 kt X0 kt — 3,642'

06 HDG 060° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

18 HDG 180° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

24 HDG 240° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

30R HDG 300° T9 kt X0 kt — —

30L HDG 300° T9 kt X0 kt — —

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 +3°C

1,600FT

+266 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,334 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT1,281 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YMDG (Mudgee Airport, Mudgee, elev 1,545 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

OVC086

Overcast · base 8,600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW014

Few · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,910 ft VFR MARGIN+5,600 ft

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

20:44ZSUNRISE

01:55ZSOLAR NOON

07:05ZSUNSET

07:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:31Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 20m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE05:32Z MOONSET15:52Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YSTW.

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