// Station · 5m ago
SKBU
Gerardo Tobar López Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 4,500 ft
T/Td 26°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
WX BCFG
ELEV 48 FT
3.8196°N / 76.9898°W
LOCATION · Buenaventura, CO
WIND
VRB2 kt
SKBU · 48 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
OVC045
LAYERS
OVC045
T / Td
26 / 25
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 4,500 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 4,500 ft. Reported weather: BCFG. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SKBU 111400Z VRB02KT 9999 4500E BCFG OVC045 26/25 Q1010 REDZ
SKBU · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 4,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · weather: BCFG
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
3,945'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
3,945'
Pattern altitude: 1,048 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 +11°C
1,500FT
+1,452 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV48 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT143 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SKNV
(Benito Salas Airport, Neiva, elev 1,464 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
11:04ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
23:24ZSUNSET
23:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:46Z (9h 41m)
DAY LENGTH12h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:28Z
MOONSET20:48Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
SKCL
MVFR
→
VFR
17Z
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Cali
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 40 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
SKAR
VFR
→
MVFR
00Z
El Eden Airport · Armenia
- WIND
- 270° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 83 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
SKGO
VFR
Santa Ana Airport · Cartago
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN045
- DIST
- 84 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
SKPP
VFR
Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayán
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 85 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
SKGP
VFR
Guapi Airport · Guapi
- WIND
- 180° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 93 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
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