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// VCCC · Colombo Ratmalana International Airport · Colombo

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// Station · 5h 10m ago · STALE

VCCC

Colombo Ratmalana International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 5 kt
VIS 5.6 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 26°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 22 FT
6.8216°N / 79.8859°E
LOCATION · Colombo, LK
N
WIND
230°5 kt
VCCC · 22 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/5
 
 
 
VIS
5.6 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW016
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/5 kt. Visibility 5.6 SM and a few 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 VCCC 111300Z 23005KT 9000 FEW016 30/26 Q1009 A2982

VCCC · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22★ HDG 220° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,013'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,022 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 +15°C

2,000FT
+1,978 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,300 1,950 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV22 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT146 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,978 ft above VCCC's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 15,174 FT FEW016 VCCC ELEV · 22 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW016
Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,174 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:32ZSUNRISE
06:46ZSOLAR NOON
13:01ZSUNSET
13:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET10:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

VCBI
VFR
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Colombo
WIND
210° / 9 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
FEW016
DIST
22 NM N
AGE
1h 0m ago

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