// Station · 3m ago

MPBO

Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 1 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

9.3408°N / 82.2508°W

LOCATION · Isla Colón, PA

WIND

VRB1 kt

MPBO · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/1

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

28 / 25

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/1 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 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 MPBO 130100Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 FEW020/// 28/25 Q1010 RE//

MPBO · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 4,921'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 4,921'

Pattern altitude: 1,010 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

+1,690 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT105 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 +1,690 ft above MPBO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB 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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,151 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

17:16ZSOLAR NOON

23:15ZSUNSET

23:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:36Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 56m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE12:39Z MOONSET00:36Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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