// Station · 25m ago

KTPA

Tampa International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.3°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

27.9755°N / 82.5332°W

LOCATION · Tampa, US

WIND

190°5 kt

KTPA · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW028 FEW250

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,800 ft, and a few at 25,000 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 KTPA 111353Z COR 19005KT 10SM FEW028 FEW250 28/24 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 P0000 T02830239

KTPA · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 5 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

190°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

19L★ HDG 190° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,300'

19R HDG 190° H5 kt X0 kt — 11,002'

10 HDG 100° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,999'

28 HDG 280° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT 6,999'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01R HDG 010° T5 kt X0 kt — —

01L HDG 010° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,026 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

1,300FT

+1,274 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-207 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUJ (Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Dallas, elev 1,289 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW028

Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,319 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:30ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (10h 38m) DAY LENGTH13h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:06Z MOONSET21:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KTPF

VFR

Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 6 NM SE
AGE: 23m ago

KMCF

VFR

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 23m ago

KVDF

VFR

Tampa Executive Airport · Tampa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KCLW

—

Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater

WIND: 320° / 4 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT021
DIST: 12 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

KSPG

VFR

Albert Whitted Airport · St Petersburg

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM S
AGE: 25m ago

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