// Station · 21m ago
SKBQ
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 98 FT
10.8896°N / 74.7808°W
LOCATION · Barranquilla, CO
WIND
040°10 kt
SKBQ · 98 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 25
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/10 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 111600Z 04010KT CAVOK 33/25 Q1009
SKBQ · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
040°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H10 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,842'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T10 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +18°C
2,400FT
+2,302 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV98 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT222 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SKGZ
(La Jagua Airport, Garzón, elev 2,620 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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
CURRENT16:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 05m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:50Z (7h 28m)
DAY LENGTH12h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:12Z
MOONSET20:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
SKSM
VFR
Simón Bolívar International Airport · Santa Marta
- WIND
- 230° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
SKCG
VFR
Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Cartagena
- WIND
- 010° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
SKVP
VFR
Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Valledupar
- WIND
- 070° / 16 ktG27
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 94 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
SKCZ
—
Las Brujas Airport · Corozal
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 98 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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