// Station · 1h 26m ago · STALE
SBUF
Paulo Afonso Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,200 ft
T/Td 27°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 883 FT
9.4009°S / 38.2506°W
LOCATION · Paulo Afonso, BR
WIND
120°8 kt
SBUF · 883 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN032
LAYERS
BKN032
T / Td
27 / 18
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 3,200 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 3,200 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SBUF 111300Z AUTO 12008KT 9999 BKN032 27/18 Q1018
SBUF · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 3,200 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,906'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
32
HDG 320°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,883 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
2,400FT
+1,517 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV883 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT741 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SNBR
(Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport, Barreiras, elev 2,451 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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-3)
08:51ZSUNRISE
14:39ZSOLAR NOON
20:27ZSUNSET
20:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 01m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:50Z (6h 23m)
DAY LENGTH11h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:15Z
MOONSET17:52Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
SBAR
VFR
Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport · Aracaju
- WIND
- 090° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 118 NM SE
- AGE
- 26m ago
SBPL
VFR
Senador Nilo Coelho Airport · Petrolina
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 137 NM W
- AGE
- 26m ago
SBJU
VFR
Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport · Juazeiro do Norte
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 144 NM NW
- AGE
- 26m ago
SBMO
MVFR
Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · Maceió
- WIND
- 100° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN030
- DIST
- 146 NM E
- AGE
- 26m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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