// Station · 8h 9m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

MMZH

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

17.6018°N / 101.4606°W

LOCATION · Ixtapa, MX

WIND

000°0 kt

MMZH · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW020 SCT090 BKN250

T / Td

30 / 25

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 7.0 SM, a few at 2,000 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 MMZH 270243Z 00000KT 7SM FEW020 SCT090 BKN250 30/25 A2978 RMK SLP076 52017 953 8/532 HZY

MMZH · day 27 at 02:43 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 8,202'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 8,202'

Pattern altitude: 1,026 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 +15°C

2,000FT

+1,974 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT165 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at MMTB (Terán Air Base, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, elev 1,909 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,178 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:12ZSUNRISE

18:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:16ZSUNSET

01:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (14h 48m) DAY LENGTH13h 04m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:55Z MOONSET09:59Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

MMAA

MVFR → VFR 14Z

General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport · Acapulco

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 110 NM SE
AGE: 1h 12m ago

MMMM

MVFR → VFR 11Z

General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport · Morelia

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 137 NM N
AGE: 1h 4m ago

MMTO

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Toluca

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 150 NM NE
AGE: 1h 11m ago

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