// Station · 26m ago
SKBQ
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 98 FT
10.8896°N / 74.7808°W
LOCATION · Barranquilla, CO
WIND
VRB5 kt
SKBQ · 98 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 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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METAR SKBQ 111400Z VRB05KT CAVOK 30/24 Q1010
SKBQ · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
9,842'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
9,842'
Pattern altitude: 1,098 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 +15°C
2,000FT
+1,902 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV98 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT193 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SKQU
(Mariquita Airport, Mariquita, elev 1,531 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:44ZSUNRISE
17:05ZSOLAR NOON
23:27ZSUNSET
23:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:50Z (9h 23m)
DAY LENGTH12h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:08Z
MOONSET20:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
SKSM
VFR
Simón Bolívar International Airport · Santa Marta
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 26m ago
SKCG
VFR
Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Cartagena
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM SW
- AGE
- 26m ago
SKVP
VFR
Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Valledupar
- WIND
- 060° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 94 NM E
- AGE
- 26m ago
SKCZ
—
Las Brujas Airport · Corozal
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 98 NM S
- AGE
- 26m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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