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// Station · 25m ago

LPAZ

Santa Maria Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 308 FT
36.9714°N / 25.1706°W
LOCATION · Vila do Porto, PT
N
WIND
310°15 kt
LPAZ · 308 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/15
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW024
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 310°/15 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,400 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 LPAZ 111400Z 31015KT 9999 FEW024 22/15 Q1020

LPAZ · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 15 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
310°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H10 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T10 kt X11 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 +7°C

1,000FT
+692 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,200 800 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV308 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT107 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LPEV (Évora Airfield, Évora, elev 807 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,419 FT FEW024 LPAZ ELEV · 308 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW024
Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,419 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)

06:31ZSUNRISE
13:47ZSOLAR NOON
21:03ZSUNSET
21:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:33Z (7h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:55Z MOONSET18:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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