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// Station · 48m ago

GVAC

Amílcar Cabral International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 16 kt
VIS 5.6 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 177 FT
16.7414°N / 22.9494°W
LOCATION · Espargos, CV
N
WIND
360°16 kt
GVAC · 177 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/16
 
 
 
VIS
5.6 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT013
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 360°/16 kt. Visibility 5.6 SM and scattered at 1,300 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 GVAC 270900Z 36016KT 9000 SCT013 23/21 Q1015 NOSIG

GVAC · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 16 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · scattered layer at 1,300 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 16 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°16 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H16 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T16 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,177 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 +8°C

1,100FT
+923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,600 1,250 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV177 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT124 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at GVSN (Preguiça Airport, Preguiça, elev 669 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,793 FT SCT013 GVAC ELEV · 177 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT013
Scattered · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,793 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)

06:59ZSUNRISE
13:30ZSOLAR NOON
20:01ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (10h 36m) DAY LENGTH13h 01m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE15:40Z MOONSET04:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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