// Station · 34m ago

VAKP

Kolhapur Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND VRB / 1 kt

VIS 0.62 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 1,996 FT

16.6647°N / 74.2894°E

LOCATION · Kolhapur, IN

WIND

VRB1 kt

VAKP · 1,996 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/1

VIS

0.62 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 15

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

LIFR — visibility 0.62 SM. Light winds at variable/1 kt, visibility 0.62 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: haze (HZ). Haze is fine dust, salt, or pollution particles suspended in dry air — it reduces visibility and washes out contrast, a dry particulate obscuration rather than a moisture one. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VAKP 130130Z VRB01KT 1000 HZ NSC 21/15 Q1018 NOSIG

VAKP · day 13 at 01:30 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 0.62 SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: haze (HZ)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 6,332'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 6,332'

Pattern altitude: 2,996 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 +10°C

3,000FT

+1,004 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,996 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,854 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VOBL (Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, Bengaluru, elev 3,000 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,602 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:56ZSUNRISE

06:50ZSOLAR NOON

12:44ZSUNSET

13:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:06Z (11h 01m) DAY LENGTH11h 48m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE02:19Z MOONSET14:07Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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