// Station · 3m ago

SMZO

Zorg en Hoop Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 080° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,000 ft

T/Td 32°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

5.8112°N / 55.1923°W

LOCATION · Paramaribo, SR

WIND

080°6 kt

SMZO · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN030

LAYERS

BKN030

T / Td

32 / 22

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 3,000 ft. Light winds at 080°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 3,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SMZO 111500Z 08006KT 9999 BKN030 32/22 Q1013

SMZO · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,461'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +17°C

2,100FT

+2,090 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT16 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,090 ft above SMZO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,172 ft VFR MARGIN+0 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

09:34ZSUNRISE

15:47ZSOLAR NOON

22:00ZSUNSET

22:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:22Z (7h 19m) DAY LENGTH12h 26m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:59Z MOONSET19:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

SMJP

VFR

Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport · Paramaribo

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

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