MVFR — ceiling 1,800 ft. Moderate winds at 100°/12 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, broken at 1,800 ft, and scattered at 7,000 ft. Reported weather: VCRA RA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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MNBL · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 100° at 12 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · broken layer at 1,800 ft · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · weather: VCRA RA
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
100°12 kt
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS1 usable
05★HDG 050°H8 ktX9 ktRIGHTPRIMARY · 6,625'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID1 ends
23HDG 230°T8 ktX9 ktLEFT—
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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
1,700FT
+1,680 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FTOAT+28°CISA DELTA+13°CPRESSURE ALT85 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,680 ft above
MNBL's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impactMINOR
TAKEOFF ROLLCLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT070
Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
BKN018
Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,800 ft AGLHIGHEST LAYER7,000 ftTOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered)FREEZING LEVEL14,161 ftVFR MARGIN-1,200 ft
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:18ZSUNRISE
17:41ZSOLAR NOON
00:05ZSUNSET
00:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01ZDAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 03mVFR NIGHT BEGINS00:28Z (9h 26m)DAY LENGTH12h 46m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%MOONRISE08:43ZMOONSET21:30ZFULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of MNBL.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay