// Station · 4m ago

LPPS

Porto Santo Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 14 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 16°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 341 FT

33.0734°N / 16.3500°W

LOCATION · Vila Baleira, PT

WIND

310°14 kt

LPPS · 341 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/14

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW015

T / Td

24 / 16

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 310°/14 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 111600Z 31014KT 9999 FEW015 24/16 Q1016

LPPS · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

310°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H9 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,861'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T9 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 +10°C

1,400FT

+1,059 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV341 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°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

+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)

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,462 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:06ZSUNRISE

13:11ZSOLAR NOON

20:17ZSUNSET

20:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:46Z (4h 41m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:33Z MOONSET17:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

LPMA

VFR

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Funchal

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 4m ago

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