// Station · 26m ago

LPPD

João Paulo II Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 15 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 18°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 259 FT

37.7412°N / 25.6979°W

LOCATION · Ponta Delgada, PT

WIND

250°15 kt

LPPD · 259 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/15

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

18 / 13

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 250°/15 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 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 LPPD 271230Z 25015KT 9999 FEW020 18/13 Q1019

LPPD · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 250° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 15 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

30★ HDG 300° H10 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,192'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T10 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

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 +3°C

500FT

+241 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV259 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT88 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,350 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:26ZSUNRISE

13:41ZSOLAR NOON

20:56ZSUNSET

21:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:26Z (8h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE15:13Z MOONSET05:43Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of LPPD.

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