// Station · 13m ago

SBSL

Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 178 FT

2.5864°S / 44.2350°W

LOCATION · São Luís, BR

WIND

060°13 kt

SBSL · 178 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT025

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 060°/13 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 SBSL 111500Z 06013KT 050V110 9999 SCT025 31/23 Q1013

SBSL · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

060°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H13 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,828'

09 HDG 090° H11 kt X6 kt LEFT 4,803'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T11 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

24 HDG 240° T13 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,178 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 +16°C

2,100FT

+1,922 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV178 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT184 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBCJ (Carajás Airport, Parauapebas, elev 2,064 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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

// 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 LEVEL15,835 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:04ZSUNRISE

15:03ZSOLAR NOON

21:02ZSUNSET

21:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:25Z (6h 11m) DAY LENGTH11h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:30Z MOONSET18:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SBSL.

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