// Station · 11m ago

VCBI

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

7.1808°N / 79.8841°E

LOCATION · Colombo, LK

WIND

200°7 kt

VCBI · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT016

T / Td

28 / 25

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,600 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 VCBI 111910Z 20007KT 9999 SCT016 28/25 Q1010 NOSIG

VCBI · day 11 at 19:10 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

22★ HDG 220° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,991'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,030 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

1,700FT

+1,670 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT125 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,670 ft above VCBI's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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)

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,171 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:31ZSUNRISE

06:47ZSOLAR NOON

13:02ZSUNSET

13:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:25Z (18h 03m) DAY LENGTH12h 30m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE22:06Z MOONSET10:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

VCRI

VFR

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Mattala

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW018
DIST: 91 NM SE
AGE: 1h 11m ago

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