// Station · 3h 16m ago · STALE

NGTA

Bonriki International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 14 kt

VIS 5.6 SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 9 FT

1.3816°N / 173.1470°E

LOCATION · South Tarawa, KI

WIND

230°14 kt

NGTA · 9 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/14

VIS

5.6 SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

SCT018 BKN040 OVC100

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Brisk winds at 230°/14 kt, visibility 5.6 SM, scattered at 1,800 ft, broken at 4,000 ft, and overcast at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 NGTA 111100Z 23014KT 9000 -SHRA SCT018TCU BKN040 OVC100 26/24 Q1011

NGTA · day 11 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 14 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

230°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H11 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,598'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T11 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,009 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,391 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT74 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,391 ft above NGTA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,140 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+12)

18:28ZSUNRISE

00:34ZSOLAR NOON

06:39ZSUNSET

07:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:02Z (16h 45m) DAY LENGTH12h 11m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE15:52Z MOONSET04:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NGTA.

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