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// Station · 5m ago

SBCF

Tancredo Neves International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 2,721 FT
19.6357°S / 43.9669°W
LOCATION · Belo Horizonte, BR
N
WIND
060°3 kt
SBCF · 2,721 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/3
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SBCF 111500Z 06003KT CAVOK 26/11 Q1020

SBCF · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
060°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 11,811'
34 HDG 340° CALM 11,811'
Pattern altitude: 3,721 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 +16°C

4,400FT
+1,679 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
5,200 3,700 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,721 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,520 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBPC (Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport, Poços De Caldas, elev 4,138 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+44%
-31%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+31%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-13%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,852 FT SBCF ELEV · 2,721 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,852 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)

09:31ZSUNRISE
15:02ZSOLAR NOON
20:32ZSUNSET
20:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:56Z (5h 50m) DAY LENGTH11h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:57Z MOONSET17:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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