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// Station · 11m ago

MDPC

Punta Cana International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 14 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 47 FT
18.5671°N / 68.3646°W
LOCATION · Punta Cana, DO
N
WIND
050°14 kt
MDPC · 47 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/14
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW024 SCT300
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 050°/14 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,400 ft, and scattered at 30,000 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 MDPC 111800Z 05014KT 9999 FEW024 SCT300 31/24 Q1018

MDPC · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · scattered layer at 30,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 14 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°14 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
08 HDG 080° H12 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,171'
09 HDG 090° H11 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
27 HDG 270° T11 kt X9 kt RIGHT
26 HDG 260° T12 kt X7 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,047 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 +16°C

1,800FT
+1,753 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,000 1,600 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV47 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-95 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,753 ft above MDPC's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,704 FT FEW024 SCT300 MDPC ELEV · 47 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT300
Scattered · base 30,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW024
Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER30,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,704 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:04ZSUNRISE
16:40ZSOLAR NOON
23:15ZSUNSET
23:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:39Z (5h 27m) DAY LENGTH13h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET20:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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