// Station · 9m ago

SOCA

Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

4.8200°N / 52.3613°W

LOCATION · Matoury, GF

WIND

070°13 kt

SOCA · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT034

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 070°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 3,400 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 111500Z AUTO 07013KT 9999 SCT034 31/23 Q1013 TEMPO SCT025TCU BKN035

SOCA · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 13 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,486'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 +16°C

2,000FT

+1,974 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT32 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,974 ft above SOCA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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)

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,683 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:24ZSUNRISE

15:36ZSOLAR NOON

21:47ZSUNSET

22:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:09Z (7h 00m) DAY LENGTH12h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:50Z MOONSET19:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

SBOI

VFR

Oiapoque Airport · Oiapoque

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT049
DIST: 67 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

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