// Station · 32m ago

LPMA

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 192 FT

32.6978°N / 16.7746°W

LOCATION · Funchal, PT

WIND

100°4 kt

LPMA · 192 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW016

T / Td

25 / 15

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,600 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 LPMA 111630Z 10004KT 350V130 9999 FEW016 25/15 Q1015

LPMA · day 11 at 16:30 UTC · wind from 100° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

100°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 9,110'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 9,110'

Pattern altitude: 1,192 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 +10°C

1,400FT

+1,208 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV192 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT139 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

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,818 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

06:08ZSUNRISE

13:13ZSOLAR NOON

20:18ZSUNSET

20:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:46Z (3h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE03:38Z MOONSET17:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

LPPS

VFR

Porto Santo Airport · Vila Baleira

WIND: 300° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW015
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 32m ago

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