// Station · 7h 0m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

VCCJ

Jaffna International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.71 inHg

ELEV 33 FT

9.7923°N / 80.0701°E

LOCATION · Jaffna, LK

WIND

200°6 kt

VCCJ · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT018

T / Td

33 / 26

ALTIM

29.71"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,800 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 VCCJ 110910Z 20006KT 9999 SCT018 33/26 Q1006 NOSIG

VCCJ · day 11 at 09:10 UTC · wind from 200° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,593'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,033 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 +18°C

2,500FT

+2,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT246 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,467 ft above VCCJ's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

SCT018

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,700 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:26ZSUNRISE

06:46ZSOLAR NOON

13:06ZSUNSET

13:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:28Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 39m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE21:54Z MOONSET10:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

VOTR

MVFR

Tiruchirappalli International Airport · Tiruchirappalli

WIND: 280° / 14 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 99 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

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