// Station · 13m ago
NCAI
Aitutaki Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 14 FT
18.8309°S / 159.7640°W
LOCATION · Aitutaki, CK
WIND
190°4 kt
NCAI · 14 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT021
T / Td
24 / 19
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 190°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,100 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR NCAI 111400Z 19004KT 9999 SCT021 24/19 Q1010
NCAI · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
190°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
5,920'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
5,920'
Pattern altitude: 1,014 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 +9°C
1,200FT
+1,186 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV14 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT109 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,200 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,186 ft above
NCAI's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)
17:13ZSUNRISE
22:45ZSOLAR NOON
04:17ZSUNSET
04:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:41Z (14h 27m)
DAY LENGTH11h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE14:37Z
MOONSET01:41Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
NCAT
—
Enua Airport · Atiu Island
- WIND
- 170° / 2 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 115 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
NCMR
—
Mitiaro Island Airport · Mitiaro Island
- WIND
- 230° / 9 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 132 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
NCRG
VFR
Rarotonga International Airport · Avarua
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 142 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
NCMK
—
Mauke Airport · Mauke Island
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 158 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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