// Station · 2m ago

SEQM

Mariscal Sucre International Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 030° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 100 ft

T/Td 9°C / 8°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

WX PRFG

ELEV 7,841 FT

0.1254°S / 78.3543°W

LOCATION · Quito, EC

WIND

030°5 kt

SEQM · 7,841 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN001

LAYERS

BKN001

T / Td

9 / 8

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 100 ft. Light winds at 030°/5 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 100 ft. Reported weather: PRFG. Reported weather: PRFG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI SEQM 270948Z 03005KT 9999 0500N R36/1400VP2000N PRFG BKN001 09/08 Q1023 BECMG AT1030 4000 BR RMK A3022

SEQM · day 27 at 09:48 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 100 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg · weather: PRFG

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

030°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,445'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 8,841 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 +9°C

8,600FT

+759 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,841 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT7,552 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SEAM (Chachoán Regional Airport, Ambato, elev 8,502 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+86%

-60%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+60%

-39%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+34%

-26%

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)

BKN001

Broken · base 100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,386 ft VFR MARGIN-2,900 ft

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

11:08ZSUNRISE

17:12ZSOLAR NOON

23:15ZSUNSET

23:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:37Z (13h 47m) DAY LENGTH12h 06m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:49Z MOONSET07:56Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

SKIP

MVFR

San Luis Airport · Ipiales

WIND: 050° / 4 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: OVC026
DIST: 72 NM NE
AGE: 50m ago

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