// Station · 24m ago
TAPA
V. C. Bird International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 62 FT
17.1367°N / 61.7927°W
LOCATION · Osbourn, AG
WIND
080°15 kt
TAPA · 62 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/15
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW021
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 080°/15 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,100 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR TAPA 111600Z 08015KT 060V140 9999 FEW021 30/22 Q1018 NOSIG
TAPA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,100 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 15 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
080°15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H15 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
25
HDG 250°
T15 kt
X3 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
1,700FT
+1,638 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV62 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-80 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,638 ft above
TAPA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)
09:41ZSUNRISE
16:13ZSOLAR NOON
22:46ZSUNSET
23:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:24Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:10Z (6h 45m)
DAY LENGTH13h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:09Z
MOONSET20:14Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
TRPG
VFR
John A. Osborne Airport · Gerald's Park
- WIND
- 120° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 24m ago
TKPN
VFR
Vance W. Amory International Airport · Charlestown
- WIND
- 080° / 22 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
TKPK
VFR
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · Basseterre
- WIND
- 080° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW023
- DIST
- 54 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
TFFR
VFR
Maryse Condé International Airport · Pointe-à-Pitre
- WIND
- 100° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN037
- DIST
- 54 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
TNCE
—
F. D. Roosevelt Airport · Oranjestad
- WIND
- 080° / 16 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 71 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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