// Station · 53m ago

TNCA

Queen Beatrix International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 100° / 22 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,800 ft

T/Td 27°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 60 FT

12.5011°N / 70.0143°W

LOCATION · Oranjestad, AW

WIND

100°22 kt

TNCA · 60 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/22

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN018

LAYERS

BKN018 BKN024 BKN036

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,800 ft. Strong winds at 100°/22 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 1,800 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, and broken at 3,600 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR TNCA 271000Z AUTO 10022KT 9999 BKN018/// BKN024/// BKN036/// 27/23 Q1012 NOSIG

TNCA · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 100° at 22 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 3,600 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 22 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

100°22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H22 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T22 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,060 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

1,600FT

+1,540 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV60 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT96 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,540 ft above TNCA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN036

Broken · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN024

Broken · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN018

Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,696 ft VFR MARGIN-1,200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:15ZSUNRISE

16:38ZSOLAR NOON

23:02ZSUNSET

23:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:25Z (12h 31m) DAY LENGTH12h 47m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:58Z MOONSET07:45Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

TNCC

VFR

Hato International Airport · Willemstad

WIND: 110° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT018
DIST: 65 NM E
AGE: 53m ago

TNCB

VFR

Flamingo International Airport · Kralendijk

WIND: 100° / 21 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: FEW016
DIST: 105 NM E
AGE: 58m ago

SKRH

VFR

Almirante Padilla Airport · Riohacha

WIND: 110° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 181 NM W
AGE: 53m ago

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