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// Station · 7m ago

TJPS

Mercedita International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 18 kt G28
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 29 FT
18.0083°N / 66.5630°W
LOCATION · Ponce, PR
N
WIND
150°18 kt
TJPS · 29 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/18G28
 
 
 
VIS
8.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 150°/18 kt, gusting 28. Visibility 8.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 TJPS 111715Z AUTO 15018G28KT 8SM CLR 33/24 A3001 RMK AO2

TJPS · day 11 at 17:15 UTC · wind from 150° at 18 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 18 ktG28
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°18G28 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12 HDG 120° H16 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,904'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T16 kt X9 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,029 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 +18°C

2,100FT
+2,071 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,300 1,650 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV29 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT-62 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,071 ft above TJPS's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,696 FT TJPS ELEV · 29 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,696 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:58ZSUNRISE
16:32ZSOLAR NOON
23:06ZSUNSET
23:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:30Z (6h 08m) DAY LENGTH13h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:28Z MOONSET20:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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