// Station · 1h 22m ago · STALE

MPBO

Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 29°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

9.3408°N / 82.2508°W

LOCATION · Isla Colón, PA

WIND

350°9 kt

MPBO · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

FEW010 SCT020 BKN080

T / Td

29 / 25

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 350°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,000 ft, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 251900Z 35009KT 290V070 9999 FEW010 SCT020 BKN080 29/25 Q1010

MPBO · day 25 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

350°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,921'

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,790 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT105 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,790 ft above MPBO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,656 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

11:22ZSUNRISE

17:32ZSOLAR NOON

23:43ZSUNSET

00:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:04Z (3h 42m) DAY LENGTH12h 21m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE21:32Z MOONSET09:53Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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