// Station · 17m ago

KSRQ

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.7°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

27.3946°N / 82.5544°W

LOCATION · Sarasota/Bradenton, US

WIND

230°6 kt

KSRQ · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW032 SCT042

T / Td

32 / 24

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,200 ft, and scattered at 4,200 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 KSRQ 111553Z 23006KT 10SM FEW032 SCT042 32/24 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T03170239

KSRQ · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

230°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,006'

14 HDG 140° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

32 HDG 320° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,030 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 +16°C

1,700FT

+1,670 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-212 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT042

Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW032

Few · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,040 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:44ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:29ZSUNSET

00:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (8h 45m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:11Z MOONSET21:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KVNC

VFR

Venice Municipal Airport · Venice

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW029
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KSPG

VFR

Albert Whitted Airport · St Petersburg

WIND: 110° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

KMCF

VFR

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 1h 15m ago

KTPF

VFR

Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

KTPA

VFR

Tampa International Airport · Tampa

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT032
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

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