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// Station · 12m ago

SAZB

Comandante Espora Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 10°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 246 FT
38.7250°S / 62.1693°W
LOCATION · Bahía Blanca, AR
N
WIND
160°7 kt
SAZB · 246 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT026
 
 
 
T / Td
10 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,600 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 SAZB 111800Z 16007KT 130V200 9999 SCT026 10/04 Q1023

SAZB · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
160°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
17L HDG 170° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,579'
17R HDG 170° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT 4,915'
24 HDG 240° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
06 HDG 060° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT
35R HDG 350° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT
35L HDG 350° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,246 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 -5°C

-700FT
-946 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
-500 -850 -1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV246 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT-43 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -946 ft above SAZB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 5,297 FT SCT026 SAZB ELEV · 246 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT026
Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL5,297 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

11:26ZSUNRISE
16:15ZSOLAR NOON
21:04ZSUNSET
21:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:33Z (3h 21m) DAY LENGTH9h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:58Z MOONSET18:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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