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// Station · 9m ago

SPQU

Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / -17°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 8,405 FT
16.3408°S / 71.5695°W
LOCATION · Arequipa, PE
N
WIND
060°6 kt
SPQU · 8,405 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / -17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.33"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 SPQU 111300Z 06006KT 030V090 CAVOK 17/M17 Q1027 NOSIG RMK PP000

SPQU · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint -17°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,777'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 9,405 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 +18°C

10,100FT
+1,695 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
11,200 10,100 9,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV8,405 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT7,998 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 10,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,695 ft above SPQU's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+101%
-71%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+71%
-45%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+40%
-30%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,991 FT SPQU ELEV · 8,405 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,991 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

11:16ZSUNRISE
16:52ZSOLAR NOON
22:29ZSUNSET
22:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:52Z (9h 42m) DAY LENGTH11h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:38Z MOONSET19:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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