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// 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
N
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
N
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
2,400 1,550 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,040 FT FEW032 SCT042 KSRQ ELEV · 30 FT
// 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

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