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// 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
N
WIND
310°11 kt
SBCT · 2,988 FT
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// 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
N
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
4,800 3,950 3,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,594 FT FEW045 BKN100 · CEILING SBCT ELEV · 2,988 FT
// 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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