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// Station · 56m ago

SBFS

Farol de São Tomé Heliport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 10 FT
22.0306°S / 41.0686°W
LOCATION · Campos dos Goytacazes, BR
N
WIND
050°6 kt
SBFS · 10 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SBFS 302000Z 05006KT CAVOK 23/16 Q1019

SBFS · day 30 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
13 HDG 130° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 144'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
31 HDG 310° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +8°C

800FT
+790 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
1,200 650 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT-161 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBIP (Usiminas Airport, Ipatinga, elev 786 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 11,626 FT SBFS ELEV · 10 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,626 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:16ZSUNRISE
14:43ZSOLAR NOON
20:09ZSUNSET
20:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:34Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 53m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE20:46Z MOONSET07:39Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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