// Station · 57m ago

MKJS

Sangster International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 4 FT

18.5034°N / 77.9132°W

LOCATION · Montego Bay, JM

WIND

170°6 kt

MKJS · 4 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW022

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,200 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 MKJS 271200Z 17006KT 9999 FEW022 28/23 Q1013

MKJS · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,039'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,004 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 +13°C

1,600FT

+1,596 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT10 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,596 ft above MKJS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,145 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:10ZSOLAR NOON

23:44ZSUNSET

00:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:07Z (11h 10m) DAY LENGTH13h 07m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:23Z MOONSET08:31Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

MUCU

VFR

Antonio Maceo International Airport · Santiago

WIND: 320° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 147 NM NE
AGE: 1h 7m ago

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