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// Station · 50m ago

GVNP

Nelson Mandela International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 4 kt
VIS 5.6 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 230 FT
14.9411°N / 23.4847°W
LOCATION · Praia, CV
N
WIND
290°4 kt
GVNP · 230 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/4
 
 
 
VIS
5.6 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 290°/4 kt. Visibility 5.6 SM and a few at 1,500 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 GVNP 271100Z 29004KT 260V320 9000 FEW015 28/22 Q1015 NOSIG

GVNP · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 4 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
290°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 +13°C

1,800FT
+1,570 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,300 1,650 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV230 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT177 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,570 ft above GVNP's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 14,371 FT FEW015 GVNP ELEV · 230 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,371 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

07:04ZSUNRISE
13:32ZSOLAR NOON
20:00ZSUNSET
20:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:23Z (8h 32m) DAY LENGTH12h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE15:49Z MOONSET04:44Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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