// Station · 29m ago

VERC

Birsa Munda Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 260° / 6 kt

VIS 1.6 SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 2,148 FT

23.3143°N / 85.3217°E

LOCATION · Ranchi, IN

WIND

260°6 kt

VERC · 2,148 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/6

VIS

1.6 SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW010 SCT018 BKN100

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.6 SM. Light winds at 260°/6 kt, visibility 1.6 SM, a few at 1,000 ft, scattered at 1,800 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 VERC 111330Z 26006KT 2500 -RA FEW010 SCT018 BKN100 26/24 Q1004 NOSIG

VERC · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 1.6 SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg · weather: -RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

31★ HDG 310° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,855'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

13 HDG 130° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,148 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

4,300FT

+2,152 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,148 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,420 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,152 ft above VERC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+43%

-30%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+30%

-19%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+17%

-13%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT018

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

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,279 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

23:40ZSUNRISE

06:25ZSOLAR NOON

13:09ZSUNSET

13:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:34Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE21:04Z MOONSET10:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

VEGY

IFR

Gaya Airport · Gaya

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 2.2 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 88 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

VEDG

IFR

Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport · Durgapur

WIND: 230° / 3 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 107 NM E
AGE: 29m ago

VEPT

IFR

Jay Prakash Narayan Airport · Patna

WIND: 250° / 4 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 137 NM N
AGE: 29m ago

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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