// Station · 20m ago
LPAZ
Santa Maria Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 18°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 308 FT
36.9714°N / 25.1706°W
LOCATION · Vila do Porto, PT
WIND
270°13 kt
LPAZ · 308 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/13
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW025
T / Td
18 / 12
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 270°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LPAZ 270930Z 27013KT 9999 FEW025 18/12 Q1019
LPAZ · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 270° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
270°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H0 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,000'
36
HDG 360°
H0 kt
X13 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
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 +3°C
500FT
+192 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV308 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT137 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LPSJ
(São Jorge Airport, Velas, elev 311 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+5%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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)
06:26ZSUNRISE
13:39ZSOLAR NOON
20:52ZSUNSET
21:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 01m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:22Z (11h 31m)
DAY LENGTH14h 25m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE15:07Z
MOONSET05:32Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
LPPD
VFR
João Paulo II Airport · Ponta Delgada
- WIND
- 260° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 53 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
LPLA
VFR
Lajes Airport · Praia da Vitória
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 141 NM NW
- AGE
- 50m ago
LPHR
VFR
Horta Airport · Horta
- WIND
- 270° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW018
- DIST
- 192 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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