// Station · 9m ago

MRPV

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 3,287 FT

9.9571°N / 84.1398°W

LOCATION · San Jose, CR

WIND

080°8 kt

MRPV · 3,287 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

FEW040 BKN200

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Moderate winds at 080°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 4,000 ft, and broken at 20,000 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 MRPV 111500Z 08008KT 9999 FEW040 BKN200 26/19 A3003 NOSIG

MRPV · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,138'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,287 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 +17°C

5,200FT

+1,913 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,287 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT3,175 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,913 ft above MRPV's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+52%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+21%

-16%

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)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,418 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

11:23ZSUNRISE

17:43ZSOLAR NOON

00:03ZSUNSET

00:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:25Z (9h 16m) DAY LENGTH12h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:48Z MOONSET21:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

MROC

VFR

Juan Santamaría International Airport · San José (Alajuela)

WIND: 120° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC200
DIST: 5 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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