// Station · 18m ago
LPAZ
Santa Maria Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 308 FT
36.9714°N / 25.1706°W
LOCATION · Vila do Porto, PT
WIND
330°11 kt
LPAZ · 308 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW028
T / Td
24 / 14
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 330°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LPAZ 111600Z 33011KT 290V020 9999 FEW028 24/14 Q1020
LPAZ · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
330°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H10 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
18
HDG 180°
T10 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,308 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 +9°C
1,200FT
+892 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV308 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT107 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LPCB
(Aerodromo de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, elev 1,300 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)
06:31ZSUNRISE
13:47ZSOLAR NOON
21:03ZSUNSET
21:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:33Z (5h 15m)
DAY LENGTH14h 31m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE03:59Z
MOONSET18:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
LPPD
VFR
João Paulo II Airport · Ponta Delgada
- WIND
- 360° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 53 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
LPLA
VFR
Lajes Airport · Praia da Vitória
- WIND
- 350° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 141 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
LPHR
VFR
Horta Airport · Horta
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 192 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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