// Station · 1h 10m ago · STALE

SVMC

La Chinita International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 239 FT

10.5575°N / 71.7293°W

LOCATION · Maracaibo, VE

WIND

—calm

SVMC · 239 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT016

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,600 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 SVMC 111400Z 090//KT 9999 SCT016 31/25 Q1011

SVMC · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

CALMcalm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

03L HDG 030° —CALM —— 9,843'

21R HDG 210° —CALM —— 9,843'

03R HDG 030° —CALM —— 8,202'

21L HDG 210° —CALM —— 8,202'

Pattern altitude: 1,239 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

2,300FT

+2,061 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV239 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT304 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SVVL (Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport, Valera, elev 2,060 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,896 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:32ZSUNRISE

16:53ZSOLAR NOON

23:14ZSUNSET

23:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:37Z (8h 26m) DAY LENGTH12h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:58Z MOONSET20:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

SKVP

VFR

Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Valledupar

WIND: 060° / 17 ktG29
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 90 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

SKRH

VFR

Almirante Padilla Airport · Riohacha

WIND: 100° / 18 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT018
DIST: 91 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

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