// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
SPLO
MVFR
General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport · Ilo
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN025
- DIST
- 82 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
SPTN
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport · Tacna
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 127 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
SCAR
MVFR
→
VFR
17Z
Chacalluta International Airport · Arica
- WIND
- 320° / 3 ktG14
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC020
- DIST
- 140 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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