// Station · 6m ago

SBNT

Natal Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 171 FT

5.9114°S / 35.2477°W

LOCATION · Natal, BR

WIND

130°11 kt

SBNT · 171 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT020

T / Td

26 / 22

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,000 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 SBNT 130100Z 13011KT 9999 SCT020 26/22 Q1014

SBNT · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 11 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

130°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

12★ HDG 120° H11 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,987'

16L HDG 160° H10 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,530'

16R HDG 160° H10 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,905'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

34R HDG 340° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

34L HDG 340° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T11 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,171 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 +11°C

1,500FT

+1,329 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV171 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT148 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBKG (Presidente João Suassuna Airport, Campina Grande, elev 1,646 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,302 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)

08:02ZSUNRISE

14:08ZSOLAR NOON

20:15ZSUNSET

20:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:36Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 12m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE09:23Z MOONSET21:36Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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