// Station · 52m ago
SBNT
Natal Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 171 FT
5.9114°S / 35.2477°W
LOCATION · Natal, BR
WIND
180°9 kt
SBNT · 171 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW008 SCT023
T / Td
26 / 24
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 800 ft, and scattered at 2,300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SBNT 271100Z 18009KT 9999 FEW008 SCT023 26/24 Q1014
SBNT · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
180°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
16L★
HDG 160°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,530'
16R
HDG 160°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
5,905'
12
HDG 120°
H5 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
30
HDG 300°
T4 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
34R
HDG 340°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
34L
HDG 340°
T8 kt
X3 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
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
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
MINOR
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.
// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)
08:25ZSUNRISE
14:19ZSOLAR NOON
20:13ZSUNSET
20:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:36Z (8h 44m)
DAY LENGTH11h 48m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE17:10Z
MOONSET04:58Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
SBSG
IFR
→
MVFR
12Z
Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · Natal
- WIND
- 170° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN009
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 52m ago
SBJP
MVFR
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport · João Pessoa
- WIND
- 170° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN016
- DIST
- 76 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
SBKG
IFR
Presidente João Suassuna Airport · Campina Grande
- WIND
- 140° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 3.1 SM
- CEILING
- BKN007
- DIST
- 90 NM SW
- AGE
- 52m ago
SBRF
MVFR
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · Recife
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 3.1 SM
- CEILING
- BKN018
- DIST
- 134 NM S
- AGE
- 52m ago
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