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// Station · 18m ago

TNCB

Flamingo International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 19 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
12.1310°N / 68.2685°W
LOCATION · Kralendijk, BQ
N
WIND
080°19 kt
TNCB · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/19
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT020
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/19 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,000 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 TNCB 111755Z 08019KT 050V120 9999 SCT020 31/24 Q1013

TNCB · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 19 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 19 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
080°19 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,449'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 +16°C

2,000FT
+1,980 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,200 1,650 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT26 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,980 ft above TNCB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,677 FT SCT020 TNCB ELEV · 20 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,677 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:15ZSUNRISE
16:39ZSOLAR NOON
23:03ZSUNSET
23:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:26Z (5h 12m) DAY LENGTH12h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:47Z MOONSET20:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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