// Station · 22m ago

MDCY

Samaná El Catey International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

19.2693°N / 69.7374°W

LOCATION · Samana, DO

WIND

060°8 kt

MDCY · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT018

T / Td

26 / 25

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,800 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 MDCY 111400Z 06008KT 9999 SCT018 26/25 Q1020

MDCY · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,030 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

1,100FT

+1,070 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-171 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,070 ft above MDCY's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,161 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:09ZSUNRISE

16:45ZSOLAR NOON

23:22ZSUNSET

23:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:46Z (9h 23m) DAY LENGTH13h 12m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:33Z MOONSET20:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of MDCY.

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