// Station · 3m ago
SKSM
Simón Bolívar International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 22 FT
11.1196°N / 74.2306°W
LOCATION · Santa Marta, CO
WIND
VRB3 kt
SKSM · 22 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 22
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 SKSM 111400Z VRB03KT 9999 NSC 33/22 Q1009
SKSM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
5,577'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
5,577'
Pattern altitude: 1,022 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
2,300FT
+2,278 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV22 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT146 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
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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)
10:41ZSUNRISE
17:03ZSOLAR NOON
23:25ZSUNSET
23:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:48Z (9h 44m)
DAY LENGTH12h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:05Z
MOONSET20:49Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
SKBQ
VFR
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport · Barranquilla
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
SKVP
VFR
Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Valledupar
- WIND
- 060° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 71 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
SKRH
VFR
Almirante Padilla Airport · Riohacha
- WIND
- 110° / 18 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW018
- DIST
- 81 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
SKCG
VFR
Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Cartagena
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 86 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
SKCZ
—
Las Brujas Airport · Corozal
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 124 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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