// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
GVBA
VFR
Aristides Pereira International Airport · Rabil
- WIND
- 360° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT014
- DIST
- 36 NM S
- AGE
- 48m ago
GVNP
VFR
Nelson Mandela International Airport · Praia
- WIND
- 030° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 112 NM S
- AGE
- 48m ago
GVSV
VFR
Cesaria Evora International Airport · São Pedro
- WIND
- 050° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW016
- DIST
- 121 NM W
- AGE
- 48m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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