// Station · 5m ago

NCPY

Tongareva Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 28°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 8 FT

9.0144°S / 158.0324°W

LOCATION · Penrhyn Island, CK

WIND

090°6 kt

NCPY · 8 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN090

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Light winds at 090°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 9,000 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 NCPY 302100Z 09006KT 9999 FEW020 BKN090 28/26 Q1012

NCPY · day 30 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

090°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,077'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,008 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 +13°C

1,600FT

+1,592 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT44 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,592 ft above NCPY's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,149 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

16:42ZSUNRISE

22:31ZSOLAR NOON

04:20ZSUNSET

04:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:42Z (7h 37m) DAY LENGTH11h 38m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE04:11Z MOONSET15:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

NCMH

—

Manihiki Island Airport · Manihiki Island

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 194 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

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