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// Station · 29m ago

SKQU

Mariquita Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 1,531 FT
5.2126°N / 74.8836°W
LOCATION · Mariquita, CO
N
WIND
190°6 kt
SKQU · 1,531 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SKQU 111400Z 19006KT 150V230 9999 NSC 28/18 Q1011

SKQU · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
190°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
19 HDG 190° H6 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,905'
18 HDG 180° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
01 HDG 010° T6 kt X0 kt
36 HDG 360° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,531 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 +16°C

3,500FT
+1,969 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
4,900 3,850 2,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,531 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,596 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SKCL (Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport, Cali, elev 3,162 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,672 FT SKQU ELEV · 1,531 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,672 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:54ZSUNRISE
17:06ZSOLAR NOON
23:18ZSUNSET
23:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:40Z (9h 11m) DAY LENGTH12h 24m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:18Z MOONSET20:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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