// Station · 51m ago

VERK

Rourkela Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 310° / 4 kt

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,800 ft

T/Td 27°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.56 inHg

WX -TSRA

ELEV 659 FT

22.2566°N / 84.8152°E

LOCATION · Rourkela, IN

WIND

310°4 kt

VERK · 659 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/4

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

BKN018

LAYERS

BKN018 FEW030 BKN090

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.56"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Light winds at 310°/4 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, broken at 1,800 ft, a few at 3,000 ft, and broken at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: -TSRA. 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 VERK 271000Z 31004KT 4000 -TSRA BKN018 FEW030CB BKN090 27/21 Q1001

VERK · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 4 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · broken layer at 1,800 ft · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.56" Hg · weather: -TSRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

310°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,987'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,987'

Pattern altitude: 1,659 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 +14°C

2,700FT

+2,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV659 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,019 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 MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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)

BKN090

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

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

BKN018

Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,295 ft VFR MARGIN-1,200 ft

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

23:38ZSUNRISE

06:19ZSOLAR NOON

12:59ZSUNSET

13:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:24Z (2h 32m) DAY LENGTH13h 21m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE08:21Z MOONSET21:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

VEJH

IFR

Jharsuguda Airport

WIND: 250° / 4 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: SCT018
DIST: 47 NM SW
AGE: 21m ago

VERC

IFR

Birsa Munda Airport · Ranchi

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 1.9 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 69 NM NE
AGE: 21m ago

VEJS

MVFR → IFR 15Z

Sonari Airport · Jamshedpur

WIND: 210° / 4 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 82 NM NE
AGE: 51m ago

VEBS

MVFR → IFR 13Z

Biju Patnaik International Airport · Bhubaneswar

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 133 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

VEGY

MVFR → IFR 15Z

Gaya Airport · Gaya

WIND: 070° / 11 ktG21
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 150 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

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