// Station · 1h 24m ago · STALE

VAAU

Aurangabad Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 250° / 4 kt

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 1,911 FT

19.8629°N / 75.3963°E

LOCATION · Aurangabad, IN

WIND

250°4 kt

VAAU · 1,911 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/4

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020 SCT025

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Light winds at 250°/4 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and scattered at 2,500 ft. Reported weather: HZ. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VAAU 111600Z 25004KT 4000 HZ FEW020 SCT025 28/24 Q1008 NOSIG

VAAU · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 9,314'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 9,314'

Pattern altitude: 2,911 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 +17°C

4,100FT

+2,189 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,911 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT2,065 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,189 ft above VAAU's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+41%

-29%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+29%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,052 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:27ZSUNRISE

07:04ZSOLAR NOON

13:42ZSUNSET

14:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:06Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE21:57Z MOONSET11:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

VAJL

MVFR

Jalgaon Airport · Jalgaon

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 67 NM N
AGE: 1h 24m ago

VAOZ

MVFR

Nashik International Airport · Nashik

WIND: 270° / 14 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 85 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

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