// Station · 13m ago
GVNP
Nelson Mandela International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 230 FT
14.9411°N / 23.4847°W
LOCATION · Praia, CV
WIND
070°4 kt
GVNP · 230 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW018
T / Td
31 / 19
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR GVNP 111600Z 07004KT 270V140 9999 FEW018 31/19 Q1012 NOSIG
GVNP · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
070°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
6,890'
21
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
6,890'
Pattern altitude: 1,230 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 +17°C
2,200FT
+1,970 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV230 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT266 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,200 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,970 ft above
GVNP's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
07:11ZSUNRISE
13:40ZSOLAR NOON
20:09ZSUNSET
20:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 55m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:32Z (4h 18m)
DAY LENGTH12h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE04:39Z
MOONSET17:37Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
GVBA
MVFR
Aristides Pereira International Airport · Rabil
- WIND
- 030° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN014
- DIST
- 80 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
GVAC
VFR
Amílcar Cabral International Airport · Espargos
- WIND
- 050° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT014
- DIST
- 112 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
GVSV
VFR
Cesaria Evora International Airport · São Pedro
- WIND
- 060° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 145 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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