// Station · 21m ago

VERC

Birsa Munda Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 240° / 8 kt

VIS 1.9 SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.71 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 2,148 FT

23.3143°N / 85.3217°E

LOCATION · Ranchi, IN

WIND

240°8 kt

VERC · 2,148 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/8

VIS

1.9 SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

SCT018 FEW030 BKN100

T / Td

27 / 16

ALTIM

29.71"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.9 SM. Moderate winds at 240°/8 kt, visibility 1.9 SM, scattered at 1,800 ft, a few at 3,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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 271030Z 24008KT 3000 TS SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 27/16 Q1006 TEMPO 23010G25KT 1500 TSRA

VERC · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 1.9 SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg · weather: TS

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

31★ HDG 310° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,855'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

13 HDG 130° T3 kt X8 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 +17°C

4,400FT

+2,252 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,148 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT2,361 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,252 ft above VERC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+44%

-31%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+31%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-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

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

SCT018

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

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,784 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

23:34ZSUNRISE

06:17ZSOLAR NOON

12:59ZSUNSET

13:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:24Z (2h 33m) DAY LENGTH13h 25m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE08:17Z MOONSET21:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

VEJS

MVFR → IFR 15Z

Sonari Airport · Jamshedpur

WIND: 210° / 4 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 56 NM SE
AGE: 51m ago

VERK

IFR

Rourkela Airport · Rourkela

WIND: 310° / 4 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 69 NM SW
AGE: 51m ago

VEGY

MVFR → IFR 15Z

Gaya Airport · Gaya

WIND: 070° / 11 ktG21
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 88 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

VEDO

IFR

Deoghar Airport · Deoghar

WIND: 110° / 8 kt
VIS: 2.2 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 102 NM NE
AGE: 1h 21m ago

VEDG

IFR

Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport · Durgapur

WIND: 100° / 9 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 107 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

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