// Station · 3h 51m ago · STALE

SBFS

Farol de São Tomé Heliport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 21°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

22.0306°S / 41.0686°W

LOCATION · Campos dos Goytacazes, BR

WIND

180°8 kt

SBFS · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

FEW025 BKN070

T / Td

21 / 14

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Moderate winds at 180°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,500 ft, and broken at 7,000 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 SBFS 142000Z 18008KT 9999 FEW025 BKN070 21/14 Q1022

SBFS · day 14 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 144'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

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 +6°C

400FT

+390 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT-250 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBAF (Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport, Rio de Janeiro, elev 110 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-1%

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)

BKN070

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

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,616 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

09:24ZSUNRISE

14:51ZSOLAR NOON

20:18ZSUNSET

20:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:42Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 53m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:34Z MOONSET20:27Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

SBME

VFR

Macaé Benedito Lacerda Airport · Macaé

WIND: 350° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 43 NM SW
AGE: 51m ago

SBLB

VFR

Petrobras P-25 Platform Helideck · Macaé

WIND: 140° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM E
AGE: 51m ago

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