// Station · 1m ago

VECC

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 2.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 29°C

ALTIM 29.50 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 16 FT

22.6540°N / 88.4476°E

LOCATION · Kolkata, IN

WIND

170°6 kt

VECC · 16 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

2.0 SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

SCT015 BKN090

T / Td

30 / 29

ALTIM

29.50"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.0 SM. Light winds at 170°/6 kt, visibility 2.0 SM, scattered at 1,500 ft, and broken at 9,000 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 VECC 111500Z 17006KT 3200 HZ SCT015 BKN090 30/29 Q0999 NOSIG

VECC · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 2.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 29°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

19R★ HDG 190° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,291'

19L HDG 190° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT 11,919'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01L HDG 010° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

01R HDG 010° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,016 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 +16°C

2,300FT

+2,284 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV16 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT436 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VERC (Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, elev 2,148 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,168 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

23:29ZSUNRISE

06:12ZSOLAR NOON

12:55ZSUNSET

13:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:20Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 26m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:55Z MOONSET10:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of VECC.

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