// Station · 18m ago
SBRF
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 33 FT
8.1275°S / 34.9230°W
LOCATION · Recife, BR
WIND
130°12 kt
SBRF · 33 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/12
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT023
T / Td
28 / 22
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 SBRF 111600Z 13012KT 9999 SCT023 28/22 Q1015
SBRF · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
130°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,865'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
36
HDG 360°
T8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
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 +13°C
1,500FT
+1,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV33 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT-20 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SNHS
(Santa Magalhães Airport, Serra Talhada, elev 1,542 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)
08:35ZSUNRISE
14:26ZSOLAR NOON
20:16ZSUNSET
20:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:39Z (4h 20m)
DAY LENGTH11h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:04Z
MOONSET17:44Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
SBJP
VFR
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport · João Pessoa
- WIND
- 120° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 59 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
SBKG
MVFR
Presidente João Suassuna Airport · Campina Grande
- WIND
- 110° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 77 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
SBMO
MVFR
→
VFR
18Z
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Maceió
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN030
- DIST
- 98 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
SBNT
MVFR
Natal Air Force Base · Natal
- WIND
- 150° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN025
- DIST
- 134 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
SBSG
VFR
Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · Natal
- WIND
- 120° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 144 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
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