// Station · 9m ago

NTAA

Fa'a'ā International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,700 ft

T/Td 26°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 5 FT

17.5535°S / 149.6069°W

LOCATION · Papeete, PF

WIND

040°4 kt

NTAA · 5 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN037

LAYERS

FEW015 SCT031 BKN037

T / Td

26 / 25

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,700 ft. Light winds at 040°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,500 ft, scattered at 3,100 ft, and broken at 3,700 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 NTAA 111300Z AUTO 04004KT 010V070 9999 FEW015 SCT031 BKN037 26/25 Q1008 TEMPO 2500 SHRA FEW008 SCT015 FEW016TCU

NTAA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 3,100 ft · broken layer at 3,700 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

040°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 11,360'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 11,360'

Pattern altitude: 1,005 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

1,500FT

+1,495 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT159 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at NTMN (Hiva Oa-Atuona Airport, Hiva Oa Island, elev 1,481 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN037

Broken · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT031

Scattered · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,136 ft VFR MARGIN+700 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)

16:30ZSUNRISE

22:05ZSOLAR NOON

03:39ZSUNSET

04:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:02Z (14h 52m) DAY LENGTH11h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:52Z MOONSET01:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

NTTB

VFR

Bora Bora Airport · Motu Mute

WIND: 300° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW016
DIST: 140 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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