// Station · 5m ago

SBCT

Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 21°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 2,988 FT

25.5285°S / 49.1758°W

LOCATION · Curitiba, BR

WIND

310°11 kt

SBCT · 2,988 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW045 BKN100

T / Td

21 / 14

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Moderate winds at 310°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 4,500 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 SBCT 111500Z COR 31011KT 290V350 9999 FEW045 BKN100 21/14 Q1015

SBCT · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,500 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

310°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,899'

33 HDG 330° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT 7,277'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

11 HDG 110° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT —

15 HDG 150° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,988 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 +12°C

4,400FT

+1,412 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,988 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT2,935 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW045

Few · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,594 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

10:03ZSUNRISE

15:23ZSOLAR NOON

20:42ZSUNSET

21:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:07Z (6h 02m) DAY LENGTH10h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:29Z MOONSET18:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SBCT.

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