// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

SKMZ

La Nubia Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 1 kt

VIS 5.6 SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 16°C / 16°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 6,871 FT

5.0296°N / 75.4647°W

LOCATION · Manizales, CO

WIND

VRB1 kt

SKMZ · 6,871 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/1

VIS

5.6 SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

BKN050

T / Td

16 / 16

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at variable/1 kt, visibility 5.6 SM, broken at 5,000 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 SKMZ 271200Z VRB01KT 9000 BKN050 16/16 Q1025

SKMZ · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 4,835'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 4,835'

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— —

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— —

Pattern altitude: 7,871 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

8,200FT

+1,329 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,871 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT6,523 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SKBO (El Dorado International Airport, Bogota, elev 8,361 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+82%

-57%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+57%

-37%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+33%

-25%

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)

BKN050

Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,952 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

10:49ZSUNRISE

17:00ZSOLAR NOON

23:11ZSUNSET

23:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:34Z (10h 33m) DAY LENGTH12h 22m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:36Z MOONSET07:59Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SKMZ.

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