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// Station · 2m ago

SBSG

Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 273 FT
5.7698°S / 35.3666°W
LOCATION · Natal, BR
N
WIND
130°9 kt
SBSG · 273 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT025
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,500 ft. 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 SBSG 111400Z 13009KT 090V180 9999 SCT025 29/23 Q1016

SBSG · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
130°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12 HDG 120° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,273 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 +14°C

1,900FT
+1,627 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,200 1,550 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV273 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT191 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SNRU (Caruaru Airport, Caruaru, elev 1,891 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,919 FT SCT025 SBSG ELEV · 273 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT025
Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,919 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:33ZSUNRISE
14:28ZSOLAR NOON
20:22ZSUNSET
20:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:44Z (6h 42m) DAY LENGTH11h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE05:57Z MOONSET17:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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