// Station · 24m ago
LPPD
João Paulo II Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 259 FT
37.7412°N / 25.6979°W
LOCATION · Ponta Delgada, PT
WIND
020°11 kt
LPPD · 259 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW025 SCT040
T / Td
20 / 14
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 020°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 ft, and scattered at 4,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LPPD 111930Z 02011KT 9999 FEW025 SCT040 20/14 Q1020
LPPD · day 11 at 19:30 UTC · wind from 020° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
020°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H2 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,192'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T2 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,259 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 +5°C
700FT
+441 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV259 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT58 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
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)
06:31ZSUNRISE
13:49ZSOLAR NOON
21:07ZSUNSET
21:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:38Z (1h 44m)
DAY LENGTH14h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE04:06Z
MOONSET18:42Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
LPAZ
VFR
Santa Maria Airport · Vila do Porto
- WIND
- 310° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW023
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
LPLA
VFR
Lajes Airport · Praia da Vitória
- WIND
- 350° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 90 NM NW
- AGE
- 54m ago
LPHR
VFR
Horta Airport · Horta
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 150 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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