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// Station · 16m ago

SOCA

Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,400 ft
T/Td 32°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 26 FT
4.8200°N / 52.3613°W
LOCATION · Matoury, GF
N
WIND
080°9 kt
SOCA · 26 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN044
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT033 BKN044 BKN052
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,400 ft. Moderate winds at 080°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 4,400 ft, and broken at 5,200 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 SOCA 111600Z AUTO 08009KT 050V120 9999 SCT033 BKN044 BKN052 32/24 Q1013 TEMPO SCT025TCU BKN035

SOCA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · broken layer at 4,400 ft · broken layer at 5,200 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
080°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H9 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 10,486'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T9 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,026 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
+2,074 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,400 1,600 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT32 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 +2,074 ft above SOCA'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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,188 FT SCT033 BKN044 · CEILING BKN052 SOCA ELEV · 26 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN052
Broken · base 5,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN044
Broken · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT033
Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,188 ft VFR MARGIN+1,400 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)

09:24ZSUNRISE
15:36ZSOLAR NOON
21:47ZSUNSET
22:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:09Z (5h 52m) DAY LENGTH12h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:52Z MOONSET19:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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