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// Station · 7h 53m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

SELT

Cotopaxi International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 10°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.47 inHg
ELEV 9,205 FT
0.9068°S / 78.6158°W
LOCATION · Latacunga, EC
N
WIND
160°10 kt
SELT · 9,205 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 03Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW016 SCT030
 
 
 
T / Td
10 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.47"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,600 ft, and scattered at 3,000 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 SELT 270300Z 16010KT 9999 FEW016 SCT030 10/08 Q1032 RMK A3049

SELT · day 27 at 03:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.47" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
160°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,117'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 10,205 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 +12°C

10,100FT
+895 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
11,300 10,550 9,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV9,205 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT8,650 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SETU (Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport, Tulcán, elev 9,649 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+101%
-71%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+71%
-45%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+40%
-30%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,256 FT FEW016 SCT030 SELT ELEV · 9,205 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT030
Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW016
Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,256 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

11:10ZSUNRISE
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
23:15ZSUNSET
23:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:37Z (12h 43m) DAY LENGTH12h 04m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:53Z MOONSET07:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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