// Station · 57m ago

TIST

Cyril E. King Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.7°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 23 FT

18.3371°N / 64.9772°W

LOCATION · Charlotte Amalie, VI

WIND

090°5 kt

TIST · 23 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT032

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,200 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 TIST 270953Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM SCT032 27/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02670222 $

TIST · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

090°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,023 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

1,300FT

+1,277 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-101 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,277 ft above TIST's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT032

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,508 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:45ZSUNRISE

16:18ZSOLAR NOON

22:52ZSUNSET

23:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:15Z (12h 25m) DAY LENGTH13h 07m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:27Z MOONSET07:34Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

TISX

VFR

Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · Christiansted

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

TJSJ

VFR

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · San Juan

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 59 NM W
AGE: 54m ago

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