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// 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
N
WIND
020°11 kt
LPPD · 259 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
1,000 600 200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,360 FT FEW025 SCT040 LPPD ELEV · 259 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT040
Scattered · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW025
Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,360 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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