// Station · 58m ago

FPST

São Tomé International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 33 FT

0.3782°N / 6.7122°E

LOCATION · São Tomé, ST

WIND

150°12 kt

FPST · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

SCT020 BKN040

T / Td

30 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Moderate winds at 150°/12 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 4,000 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 FPST 111400Z 15012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN040 30/23 Q1013 NOSIG

FPST · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H9 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,283'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T9 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,033 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 +15°C

1,800FT

+1,767 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT39 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,767 ft above FPST's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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)

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,185 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

05:35ZSUNRISE

11:39ZSOLAR NOON

17:43ZSUNSET

18:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:06Z (3h 07m) DAY LENGTH12h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:00Z MOONSET15:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FOOG

VFR

Port Gentil International Airport · Port Gentil

WIND: 190° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW010
DIST: 139 NM SE
AGE: 58m ago

FOOL

VFR

Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport · Libreville

WIND: 230° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW012
DIST: 162 NM E
AGE: 58m ago

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