// Station · 57m ago

MNPC

Puerto Cabezas Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 080° / 14 kt

VIS 3.7 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

WX VCRA RA

ELEV 52 FT

14.0472°N / 83.3867°W

LOCATION · Puerto Cabezas, NI

WIND

080°14 kt

MNPC · 52 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/14

VIS

3.7 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT016 SCT100

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.7 SM. Brisk winds at 080°/14 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, scattered at 1,600 ft, and scattered at 10,000 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR MNPC 111900Z 08014KT 6000 VCRA SCT016TCU SCT100 30/24 Q1011 TCURA/N/SW/W/NW

MNPC · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 14 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · weather: VCRA RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H14 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,130'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T14 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,052 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

1,900FT

+1,848 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV52 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT117 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,848 ft above MNPC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,204 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:13ZSUNRISE

17:40ZSOLAR NOON

00:07ZSUNSET

00:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:30Z (4h 32m) DAY LENGTH12h 54m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:48Z MOONSET21:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

MHPL

VFR

Puerto Lempira Airport · Puerto Lempira

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT024
DIST: 76 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

SKPV

MVFR

El Embrujo Airport · Providencia

WIND: 100° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 125 NM E
AGE: 57m ago

MNBL

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Bluefields Airport · Bluefields

WIND: 130° / 14 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 126 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

SKSP

VFR

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport · San Andrés

WIND: 090° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 132 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

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