MVFR — ceiling 2,600 ft. Light winds at 250°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,000 ft, scattered at 1,500 ft, and broken at 2,600 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)
FNCA · day 11 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 2,600 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
250°4 kt
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS2 ends
36HDG 360°—CALM——8,202'
18HDG 180°—CALM——8,202'
Pattern altitude: 1,066 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 +9°C
1,000FT
+934 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV66 FTOAT+24°CISA DELTA+9°CPRESSURE ALT-46 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FNBJ
(Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport, Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), elev 550 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impactMINOR
TAKEOFF ROLLCLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN026
Broken · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT015
Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW010
Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING2,600 ft AGLHIGHEST LAYER2,600 ftTOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast)FREEZING LEVEL12,187 ftVFR MARGIN-400 ft
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)
05:23ZSUNRISE
11:17ZSOLAR NOON
17:12ZSUNSET
17:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:03ZDAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 08mVFR NIGHT BEGINS17:34Z (2h 31m)DAY LENGTH11h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%MOONRISE02:48ZMOONSET14:37ZFULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FNCA.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay