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// Station · 58m ago

SBCF

Tancredo Neves International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 2,721 FT
19.6357°S / 43.9669°W
LOCATION · Belo Horizonte, BR
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
SBCF · 2,721 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 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 271200Z VRB02KT CAVOK 20/16 Q1023

SBCF · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 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 +10°C

3,600FT
+879 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
4,600 3,800 3,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,721 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT2,432 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBBQ (Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport, Barbacena, elev 3,657 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 12,822 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 LEVEL12,822 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:22ZSUNRISE
14:54ZSOLAR NOON
20:26ZSUNSET
20:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:49Z (7h 51m) DAY LENGTH11h 03m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:09Z MOONSET05:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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