// 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

WIND

080°9 kt

SOCA · 26 FT

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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

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

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

// 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)

SBOI

MVFR → VFR 21Z

Oiapoque Airport · Oiapoque

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 67 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

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