MVFR — visibility 3.1 SM. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, scattered at 1,500 ft, scattered at 2,000 ft, a few at 3,000 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: -TSRA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)
VEGK · day 11 at 16:30 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.47" Hg · weather: -TSRA
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS2 ends
11HDG 110°—CALM——9,000'
29HDG 290°—CALM——9,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,259 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
2,300FT
+2,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV259 FTOAT+27°CISA DELTA+13°CPRESSURE ALT708 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 impactMINOR
TAKEOFF ROLLCLIMB 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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC090
Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
FEW030
Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT015
Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING9,000 ft AGLHIGHEST LAYER9,000 ftTOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast)FREEZING LEVEL13,895 ftVFR MARGIN+6,000 ft
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+6)
23:41ZSUNRISE
06:32ZSOLAR NOON
13:24ZSUNSET
13:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04ZDAYLIGHT REMAINING0mVFR NIGHT BEGINS13:50Z (past)DAY LENGTH13h 42m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%MOONRISE21:10ZMOONSET10:53ZFULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of VEGK.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay