// Station · 2m ago

SBFZ

Pinto Martins International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 83 FT

3.7758°S / 38.5322°W

LOCATION · Fortaleza, BR

WIND

090°11 kt

SBFZ · 83 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/11 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 SBFZ 112000Z 09011KT CAVOK 28/24 Q1011

SBFZ · day 11 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 11 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,039'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T8 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,083 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 +13°C

1,700FT

+1,617 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV83 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT148 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBJU (Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport, Juazeiro do Norte, elev 1,342 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,224 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:43ZSUNRISE

14:40ZSOLAR NOON

20:38ZSUNSET

21:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:00Z (58m) DAY LENGTH11h 54m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE06:18Z MOONSET18:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

SBMS

MVFR

Dix-Sept Rosado Airport · Mossoró

WIND: 060° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 111 NM SE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

SBJE

VFR

Comandante Ariston Pessoa Airport · Cruz

WIND: 060° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 121 NM NW
AGE: 2m ago

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