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// Station · 58m ago

TNCB

Flamingo International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 20 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
12.1310°N / 68.2685°W
LOCATION · Kralendijk, BQ
N
WIND
100°20 kt
TNCB · 20 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/20
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT018
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 100°/20 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,800 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 271055Z 10020KT 060V130 9999 SCT018 27/23 Q1012

TNCB · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 20 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
100°20 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H20 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 9,449'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T20 kt X0 kt
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 +12°C

1,500FT
+1,480 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,100 1,750 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT56 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,480 ft above TNCB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,656 FT SCT018 TNCB ELEV · 20 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT018
Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,656 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:08ZSUNRISE
16:31ZSOLAR NOON
22:54ZSUNSET
23:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:17Z (11h 24m) DAY LENGTH12h 45m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:53Z MOONSET07:39Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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