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// Station · 35m ago

GQNO

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 240° / 13 kt
VIS 4.3 SM
CEILING BKN at 1,300 ft
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 9 FT
18.3100°N / 15.9697°W
LOCATION · Nouakchott, MR
N
WIND
240°13 kt
GQNO · 9 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/13
 
 
 
VIS
4.3 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN013
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN013
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,300 ft. Brisk winds at 240°/13 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, broken at 1,300 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR GQNO 111630Z 24013KT 7000 BKN013 30/23 Q1010 NOSIG

GQNO · day 11 at 16:30 UTC · wind from 240° at 13 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · broken layer at 1,300 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
240°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
24 HDG 240° H13 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 7,875'
16 HDG 160° H2 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34 HDG 340° T2 kt X13 kt LEFT
06 HDG 060° T13 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,009 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

1,900FT
+1,891 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,100 1,700 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV9 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT104 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,891 ft above GQNO's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,161 FT BKN013 · CEILING GQNO ELEV · 9 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN013
Broken · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,161 ft VFR MARGIN-1,700 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

06:35ZSUNRISE
13:10ZSOLAR NOON
19:45ZSUNSET
20:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:09Z (3h 04m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE04:05Z MOONSET17:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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