// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE

VEBN

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 260° / 9 kt

VIS 2.2 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.41 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 266 FT

25.4522°N / 82.8625°E

LOCATION · Varanasi, IN

WIND

260°9 kt

VEBN · 266 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/9

VIS

2.2 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT020 SCT100

T / Td

33 / 26

ALTIM

29.41"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.2 SM. Moderate winds at 260°/9 kt, visibility 2.2 SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, and scattered at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: HZ. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VEBN 111200Z 26009KT 3500 HZ SCT020 SCT100 33/26 Q0996 NOSIG

VEBN · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 9 kt · visibility 2.2 SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.41" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,006'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,266 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 +20°C

3,100FT

+2,834 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV266 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT774 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VEBI (Shillong Airport, Shillong, elev 2,910 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-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.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,933 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+6)

23:46ZSUNRISE

06:35ZSOLAR NOON

13:23ZSUNSET

13:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:49Z (39m) DAY LENGTH13h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE21:08Z MOONSET10:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

VEGK

MVFR

Gorakhpur Airport · Gorakhpur

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 84 NM N
AGE: 39m ago

VEKI

MVFR

Kushinagar International Airport · Kushinagar

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 97 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

VEPT

IFR

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport · Patna

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 121 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

VEGY

IFR

Gaya Airport · Gaya

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 2.2 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 121 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

VILK

MVFR → IFR 19Z

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport · Lucknow

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 132 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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