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// Station · 51m ago

TAPA

V. C. Bird International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 62 FT
17.1367°N / 61.7927°W
LOCATION · Osbourn, AG
N
WIND
090°11 kt
TAPA · 62 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW019
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,900 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 271100Z 09011KT 050V140 9999 FEW019 27/21 Q1017 NOSIG

TAPA · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
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 +12°C

1,400FT
+1,338 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
1,700 1,350 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV62 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-50 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,338 ft above TAPA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,698 FT FEW019 TAPA ELEV · 62 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW019
Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,698 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:34ZSUNRISE
16:05ZSOLAR NOON
22:37ZSUNSET
23:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:00Z (11h 09m) DAY LENGTH13h 02m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:19Z MOONSET07:21Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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