// Station · 10m ago

GQNO

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 250° / 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

WIND

250°13 kt

GQNO · 9 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/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 250°/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 111600Z 25013KT 220V280 7000 BKN013 30/23 Q1010 NOSIG

GQNO · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 250° 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 250° @ 13 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

250°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

24★ HDG 240° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,875'

16 HDG 160° H0 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

34 HDG 340° H0 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 ↘ -300 FT

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

// 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

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:09Z (3h 58m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE04:03Z MOONSET17:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of GQNO.

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