// Station · 49m ago

VAKP

Kolhapur Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 250° / 7 kt

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 1,996 FT

16.6647°N / 74.2894°E

LOCATION · Kolhapur, IN

WIND

250°7 kt

VAKP · 1,996 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/7

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT018 SCT025

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.3 SM. Light winds at 250°/7 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, scattered at 1,800 ft, and scattered at 2,500 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 VAKP 111530Z 25007KT 7000 SCT018 SCT025 24/21 Q1012 NOSIG

VAKP · day 11 at 15:30 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

250°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,332'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T7 kt X0 kt — —

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 +13°C

3,600FT

+1,604 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,996 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,032 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VIBR (Kullu Manali Airport, Bhuntar, elev 3,573 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,117 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:37ZSUNRISE

07:09ZSOLAR NOON

13:41ZSUNSET

14:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:04Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE22:05Z MOONSET11:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

VOGA

IFR

Manohar International Airport · Mopa

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 61 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

VOGO

IFR

Goa Dabolim International Airport · Vasco da Gama

WIND: 300° / 8 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 81 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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