// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE
SBSC
Santa Cruz Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 10 FT
22.9324°S / 43.7191°W
LOCATION · Rio de Janeiro, BR
WIND
360°4 kt
SBSC · 10 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 17
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 360°/4 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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METAR SBSC 111200Z 36004KT CAVOK 20/17 Q1017
SBSC · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
360°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
5
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
8,986'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
8,986'
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 +5°C
500FT
+490 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV10 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT-102 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
+5%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)
09:37ZSUNRISE
15:01ZSOLAR NOON
20:25ZSUNSET
20:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:50Z (7h 40m)
DAY LENGTH10h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:58Z
MOONSET17:47Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
SBAF
MVFR
Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport · Rio de Janeiro
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 9m ago
SBJR
VFR
Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport · Rio de Janeiro
- WIND
- 010° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 9m ago
SBGL
MVFR
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
SBRJ
MVFR
Santos Dumont Airport · Rio de Janeiro
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 4.3 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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