// Station · 15m ago
SBBQ
Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3,657 FT
21.2672°S / 43.7610°W
LOCATION · Barbacena, BR
WIND
320°6 kt
SBBQ · 3,657 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 9
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SBBQ 111500Z 32006KT CAVOK 25/09 Q1022
SBBQ · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
320°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,774'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,657 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 +17°C
5,400FT
+1,743 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,657 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT3,397 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,400 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,743 ft above
SBBQ's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+54%
-38%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+38%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-16%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)
09:34ZSUNRISE
15:01ZSOLAR NOON
20:29ZSUNSET
20:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:53Z (5h 37m)
DAY LENGTH10h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:00Z
MOONSET17:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
SBBH
VFR
Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte
- WIND
- 030° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 86 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
SBLS
VFR
Lagoa Santa Air Base · Lagoa Santa
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 97 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
SBGL
VFR
→
MVFR
00Z
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro
- WIND
- 030° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 97 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
SBCF
VFR
Tancredo Neves International Airport · Belo Horizonte
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 99 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
SBAF
MVFR
Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport · Rio de Janeiro
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 99 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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