// Station · 9m ago

MKJS

Sangster International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 20 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 4 FT

18.5034°N / 77.9132°W

LOCATION · Montego Bay, JM

WIND

080°20 kt

MKJS · 4 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/20

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW022

T / Td

32 / 24

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 080°/20 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 111800Z 08020KT 9999 FEW022 32/24 Q1015

MKJS · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 20 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H20 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,039'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T20 kt X3 kt LEFT —

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 +17°C

2,000FT

+1,996 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT-49 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,996 ft above MKJS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 LEVEL16,166 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:18ZSOLAR NOON

23:53ZSUNSET

00:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:17Z (6h 07m) DAY LENGTH13h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:15Z MOONSET21:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

MKJP

—

Norman Manley International Airport · Kingston

WIND: 130° / 21 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

MWCB

VFR

Charles Kirkconnell International Airport · West End

WIND: 100° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW018
DIST: 132 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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