// Station · 54m ago

SBRF

Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 200° / 5 kt

VIS 3.1 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,800 ft

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 33 FT

8.1275°S / 34.9230°W

LOCATION · Recife, BR

WIND

200°5 kt

SBRF · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/5

VIS

3.1 SM

CEILING

BKN018

LAYERS

SCT009 BKN018 OVC050

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,800 ft. Light winds at 200°/5 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, scattered at 900 ft, broken at 1,800 ft, and overcast at 5,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SBRF 271100Z 20005KT 5000 -RA BR SCT009 BKN018 OVC050 24/23 Q1015

SBRF · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 5 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · scattered layer at 900 ft · broken layer at 1,800 ft · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: -RA BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,865'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,033 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 +9°C

1,100FT

+1,067 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-20 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBPL (Senador Nilo Coelho Airport, Petrolina, elev 1,263 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN018

Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT009

Scattered · base 900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,154 ft VFR MARGIN-1,200 ft

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

08:27ZSUNRISE

14:18ZSOLAR NOON

20:09ZSUNSET

20:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:31Z (8h 37m) DAY LENGTH11h 41m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE17:12Z MOONSET04:54Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

SBJP

MVFR

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport · João Pessoa

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 59 NM N
AGE: 24m ago

SBKG

IFR

Presidente João Suassuna Airport · Campina Grande

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 77 NM NW
AGE: 54m ago

SBMO

MVFR

Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Maceió

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 98 NM SW
AGE: 54m ago

SBNT

VFR

Natal Air Force Base · Natal

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW008
DIST: 134 NM N
AGE: 54m ago

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