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// Station · 32m ago

LPPS

Porto Santo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 341 FT
33.0734°N / 16.3500°W
LOCATION · Vila Baleira, PT
N
WIND
300°13 kt
LPPS · 341 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 300°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,500 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 LPPS 111630Z 30013KT 9999 FEW015 25/16 Q1016

LPPS · day 11 at 16:30 UTC · wind from 300° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
300°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H7 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,861'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T6 kt X11 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,341 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 +11°C

1,500FT
+1,159 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
1,600 1,250 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV341 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT259 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
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,967 FT FEW015 LPPS ELEV · 341 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,967 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:06ZSUNRISE
13:11ZSOLAR NOON
20:17ZSUNSET
20:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:46Z (3h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE03:35Z MOONSET17:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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