// Station · 11m ago

MPDA

Enrique Malek International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 89 FT

8.3890°N / 82.4364°W

LOCATION · David, PA

WIND

VRB2 kt

MPDA · 89 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030

T / Td

27 / 25

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 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 111400Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW030 27/25 Q1009 NOSIG

MPDA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 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 +12°C

1,700FT

+1,611 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV89 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT213 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 +1,611 ft above MPDA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,725 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

23:53ZSUNSET

00:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:16Z (10h 04m) DAY LENGTH12h 34m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:42Z MOONSET21:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

MPBO

VFR

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

WIND: 310° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 58 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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