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// Station · 12m ago

SKBU

Gerardo Tobar López Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft
T/Td 25°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
WX DZ
ELEV 48 FT
3.8196°N / 76.9898°W
LOCATION · Buenaventura, CO
N
WIND
VRB1 kt
SKBU · 48 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/1
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN040
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW005 BKN040
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Light winds at variable/1 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 500 ft, and broken at 4,000 ft. Reported weather: DZ. 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 SKBU 111300Z VRB01KT 9999 4000E DZ FEW005 BKN040 25/25 Q1010

SKBU · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 500 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · weather: DZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB1 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 +10°C

1,400FT
+1,352 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,300 1,750 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV48 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°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
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,674 FT FEW005 BKN040 · CEILING SKBU ELEV · 48 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN040
Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW005
Few · base 500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,674 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

11:04ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
23:24ZSUNSET
23:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:46Z (10h 34m) DAY LENGTH12h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:26Z MOONSET20:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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