// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
GVBA
VFR
Aristides Pereira International Airport · Rabil
- WIND
- 020° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT014
- DIST
- 80 NM NE
- AGE
- 50m ago
GVAC
VFR
Amílcar Cabral International Airport · Espargos
- WIND
- 010° / 20 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- SCT013
- DIST
- 112 NM N
- AGE
- 50m ago
GVSV
VFR
Cesaria Evora International Airport · São Pedro
- WIND
- 070° / 27 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- FEW016
- DIST
- 145 NM NW
- AGE
- 50m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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