// Station · 9m ago

TUPJ

Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 12 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 24°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 15 FT

18.4455°N / 64.5417°W

LOCATION · Beef Island, VG

WIND

070°12 kt

TUPJ · 15 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/12

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT023

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 070°/12 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,300 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 TUPJ 111300Z 07012KT 10SM SCT023 30/24 A3009 RMK Q1019 VIS16KM

TUPJ · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,642'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T12 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +15°C

1,600FT

+1,585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-156 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 +1,585 ft above TUPJ'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,167 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:49ZSUNRISE

16:24ZSOLAR NOON

22:59ZSUNSET

23:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:23Z (10h 14m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:11Z MOONSET20:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

TIST

VFR

Cyril E. King Airport · Charlotte Amalie

WIND: 100° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW013
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

TISX

VFR

Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · Christiansted

WIND: 100° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 47 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

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