// Station · 51m ago

SBSC

Santa Cruz Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

22.9324°S / 43.7191°W

LOCATION · Rio de Janeiro, BR

WIND

040°5 kt

SBSC · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / 19

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 SBSC 270900Z 04005KT CAVOK 19/19 Q1015

SBSC · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

040°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

5★ HDG 050° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,986'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

23 HDG 230° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +4°C

400FT

+390 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-43 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBAF (Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport, Rio de Janeiro, elev 110 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,606 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)

09:27ZSUNRISE

14:53ZSOLAR NOON

20:19ZSUNSET

20:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:43Z (10h 52m) DAY LENGTH10h 51m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE18:08Z MOONSET05:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

SBGL

MVFR

Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW007
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 51m ago

SBRJ

IFR → MVFR 12Z

Santos Dumont Airport · Rio de Janeiro

WIND: 030° / 7 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 31 NM E
AGE: 51m ago

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