// Station · 13m ago

TAPA

V. C. Bird International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 24°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 62 FT

17.1367°N / 61.7927°W

LOCATION · Osbourn, AG

WIND

090°11 kt

TAPA · 62 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT022

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,200 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 TAPA 251800Z 09011KT 060V130 9999 SCT022 30/24 Q1016 NOSIG

TAPA · day 25 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,200 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 11 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

090°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,003'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,062 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

+1,738 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV62 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-20 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 +1,738 ft above TAPA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT022

Scattered · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,214 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

09:53ZSUNRISE

16:10ZSOLAR NOON

22:27ZSUNSET

22:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:49Z (4h 36m) DAY LENGTH12h 33m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE20:00Z MOONSET08:34Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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