// Station · 21m ago
SBPA
Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 280° / 5 kt
VIS 3.7 SM
CEILING OVC at 900 ft
T/Td 16°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
29.9940°S / 51.1675°W
LOCATION · Porto Alegre, BR
WIND
280°5 kt
SBPA · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/5
VIS
3.7 SM
CEILING
OVC009
LAYERS
OVC009
T / Td
16 / 15
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 280°/5 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, overcast at 900 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.
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METAR SBPA 111700Z 28005KT 250V340 6000 OVC009 16/15 Q1011
SBPA · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · overcast at 900 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
280°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,499'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
11
HDG 110°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,011 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 +1°C
200FT
+189 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT
OAT+16°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT76 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SBUG
(Rubem Berta Airport, Uruguaiana, elev 256 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+2%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)
10:21ZSUNRISE
15:31ZSOLAR NOON
20:41ZSUNSET
21:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:07Z (3h 46m)
DAY LENGTH10h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE07:51Z
MOONSET18:11Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
SBCO
IFR
Canoas Air Force Base · Porto Alegre
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC008
- DIST
- 3 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
SBCX
VFR
Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport · Caxias Do Sul
- WIND
- 030° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 48 NM N
- AGE
- 21m ago
SBPK
IFR
→
LIFR
05Z
João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport · Pelotas
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 3.1 SM
- CEILING
- BKN007
- DIST
- 120 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
SBSM
IFR
→
MVFR
21Z
Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN008
- DIST
- 132 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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