// Station · 10m ago

MPDA

Enrique Malek International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 89 FT

8.3890°N / 82.4364°W

LOCATION · David, PA

WIND

VRB4 kt

MPDA · 89 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

30 / 25

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 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 MPDA 111600Z VRB04KT 9999 FEW020 30/25 Q1009 NOSIG

MPDA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 8,530'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 8,530'

Pattern altitude: 1,089 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

2,100FT

+2,011 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV89 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT213 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,011 ft above MPDA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · 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 LEVEL15,241 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

23:53ZSUNSET

00:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:16Z (8h 05m) DAY LENGTH12h 34m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:46Z MOONSET21:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

MPBO

MVFR

Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport · Isla Colón

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 58 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

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