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MGES

Esquipulas Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 20°C
ALTIM — inHg
ELEV 3,090 FT
14.5676°N / 89.3261°W
LOCATION · Esquipulas, GT
N
WIND
180°4 kt
MGES · 3,090 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT020
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,000 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 MGES 302000Z 18004KT 9999 SCT020TCU 29/20 QFE908.2 RMK FEW090 TCU ENE/SW/NW

MGES · day 30 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 20°C

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for MGES.

// Density altitude · ISA +20°C

5,500FT
+2,410 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
5,700 4,950 4,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,090 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT3,090 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,410 ft above MGES's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+55%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%

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 · 17,736 FT SCT020 MGES ELEV · 3,090 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,736 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:28ZSUNRISE
17:56ZSOLAR NOON
00:23ZSUNSET
00:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:47Z (3h 44m) DAY LENGTH12h 55m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:58Z MOONSET11:53Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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