// Station · 11h 49m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

SESA

General Ulpiano Paez International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.71 inHg

ELEV 18 FT

2.2101°S / 80.9851°W

LOCATION · Salinas/La Libertad, EC

WIND

220°9 kt

SESA · 18 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.71"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 SESA 262300Z 22009KT CAVOK 28/24 Q1006 RMK A2972

SESA · day 26 at 23:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

220°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

26★ HDG 260° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,707'

13 HDG 130° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

31 HDG 310° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,018 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

1,800FT

+1,782 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT231 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SEMA (Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport, Macará, elev 1,508 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,159 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:22ZSUNRISE

17:22ZSOLAR NOON

23:22ZSUNSET

23:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:44Z (12h 55m) DAY LENGTH12h 00m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:05Z MOONSET08:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

SEGU

VFR

José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · Guayaquil

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW026
DIST: 66 NM E
AGE: 49m ago

SEMT

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 78 NM N
AGE: 49m ago

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