// Station · 55m ago

SEST

San Cristóbal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 62 FT

0.9102°S / 89.6174°W

LOCATION · Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, EC

WIND

180°13 kt

SEST · 62 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW023

T / Td

29 / 19

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 180°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,300 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 111900Z 18013KT 9999 FEW023 29/19 Q1010 RMK A2984

SEST · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,300 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 13 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H12 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,214'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T12 kt X4 kt LEFT —

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 +14°C

1,900FT

+1,838 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV62 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT157 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SEPA (Centro Paatin Airstrip, Morona Santiago, elev 1,898 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

FEW023

Few · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,708 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:02ZSUNRISE

18:05ZSOLAR NOON

00:07ZSUNSET

00:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:29Z (4h 33m) DAY LENGTH12h 04m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:38Z MOONSET21:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

SEGS

VFR

Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport · Isla Baltra

WIND: 170° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 48 NM NW
AGE: 55m ago

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