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// Station · 10h 10m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

VIKO

Kota Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 3.1 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.59 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 896 FT
25.1602°N / 75.8456°E
LOCATION · Kota, IN
N
WIND
230°6 kt
VIKO · 896 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 03Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
 
 
 
VIS
3.1 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW200
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.59"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.1 SM. Light winds at 230°/6 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, a few at 20,000 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VIKO 110300Z 23006KT 5000 HZ FEW200 30/23 Q1002 NOSIG

VIKO · day 11 at 03:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · a few clouds at 20,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.59" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
26 HDG 260° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,078'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
08 HDG 080° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,896 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

3,300FT
+2,404 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV896 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,227 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VIBR (Kullu Manali Airport, Bhuntar, elev 3,573 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,048 FT FEW200 VIKO ELEV · 896 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW200
Few · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,048 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)

00:14ZSUNRISE
07:03ZSOLAR NOON
13:51ZSUNSET
14:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:16Z (1h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE21:36Z MOONSET11:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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