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// 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
N
WIND
180°9 kt
SBNT · 171 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,300 1,700 1,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,302 FT FEW008 SCT023 SBNT ELEV · 171 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT023
Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW008
Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,302 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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