// Station · 24m ago

SOCA

Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

4.8200°N / 52.3613°W

LOCATION · Matoury, GF

WIND

080°12 kt

SOCA · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030

T / Td

30 / 23

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 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 111400Z AUTO 08012KT 040V100 9999 FEW030 30/23 Q1014 TEMPO SCT025TCU BKN035

SOCA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,486'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T12 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 +15°C

1,800FT

+1,774 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,774 ft above SOCA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,178 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:24ZSUNRISE

15:36ZSOLAR NOON

21:47ZSUNSET

22:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:09Z (7h 45m) DAY LENGTH12h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:48Z MOONSET19:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

SBOI

VFR

Oiapoque Airport · Oiapoque

WIND: 080° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT036
DIST: 67 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

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