// Station · 3h 3m ago · STALE

SEST

San Cristóbal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft

T/Td 28°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 62 FT

0.9102°S / 89.6174°W

LOCATION · Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, EC

WIND

160°13 kt

SEST · 62 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC070

LAYERS

FEW020 OVC070

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Brisk winds at 160°/13 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and overcast at 7,000 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 SEST 122200Z 16013KT 9999 FEW020 OVC070 28/23 Q1008 RMK A2977

SEST · day 12 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 13 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H13 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,214'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T13 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,062 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

+1,738 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV62 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT216 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SESD (Santo Domingo de Los Colorados Airport, Santo Domingo de Los Colorades, elev 1,640 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,203 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:42ZSUNRISE

17:46ZSOLAR NOON

23:49ZSUNSET

00:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:10Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 07m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:03Z MOONSET01:10Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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