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// Station · 13m ago

SBGL

Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 2 kt
VIS 5.6 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 28 FT
22.8100°S / 43.2506°W
LOCATION · Rio De Janeiro, BR
N
WIND
050°2 kt
SBGL · 28 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/2
 
 
 
VIS
5.6 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/2 kt. Visibility 5.6 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 SBGL 111400Z 05002KT 9000 NSC 25/17 Q1014

SBGL · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 2 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
050°2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
10 HDG 100° CALM 13,123'
28 HDG 280° CALM 13,123'
15 HDG 150° CALM 10,433'
33 HDG 330° CALM 10,433'
Pattern altitude: 1,028 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 +10°C

1,200FT
+1,172 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
1,900 850 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV28 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT5 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBZM (Presidente Itamar Franco Airport, Juiz de Fora, elev 1,348 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 12,654 FT SBGL ELEV · 28 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,654 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:34ZSUNRISE
14:59ZSOLAR NOON
20:24ZSUNSET
20:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:48Z (6h 34m) DAY LENGTH10h 49m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:58Z MOONSET17:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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