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// 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
N
WIND
190°4 kt
NCAI · 14 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
1,900 1,500 1,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,135 FT SCT021 NCAI ELEV · 14 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT021
Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,135 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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