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// Station · 7m ago

VABV

Bhavnagar Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 200° / 9 kt
VIS 3.7 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.65 inHg
ELEV 44 FT
21.7522°N / 72.1852°E
LOCATION · Bhavnagar, IN
N
WIND
200°9 kt
VABV · 44 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/9
 
 
 
VIS
3.7 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT020
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.65"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.7 SM. Moderate winds at 200°/9 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, scattered at 2,000 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 VABV 111500Z 20009KT 6000 SCT020 30/23 Q1004 NOSIG

VABV · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
25 HDG 250° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
07 HDG 070° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,044 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

2,200FT
+2,156 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,000 2,300 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV44 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT316 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VALT (Murod Kond Airport, Latur, elev 2,136 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 15,196 FT SCT020 VABV ELEV · 44 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 LEVEL15,196 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:36ZSUNRISE
07:17ZSOLAR NOON
13:59ZSUNSET
14:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:23Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET11:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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