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// VLLB · Luang Phabang International Airport · Luang Phabang

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// Station · 4h 6m ago · STALE

VLLB

Luang Phabang International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.53 inHg
ELEV 955 FT
19.9043°N / 102.1672°E
LOCATION · Luang Phabang, LA
N
WIND
220°2 kt
VLLB · 955 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/2
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN080
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT010 BKN080
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.53"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Light winds at 220°/2 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 1,000 ft, and broken at 8,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VLLB 111200Z 22002KT 9999 SCT010 BKN080 28/24 Q1000 NOSIG

VLLB · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.53" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
220°2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 8,202'
24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 8,202'
Pattern altitude: 1,955 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

3,200FT
+2,245 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,600 3,050 2,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV955 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,345 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VLSN (Sam Neua Airport, elev 3,281 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,096 FT SCT010 BKN080 · CEILING VLLB ELEV · 955 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN080
Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT010
Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,096 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+7)

22:40ZSUNRISE
05:17ZSOLAR NOON
11:55ZSUNSET
12:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:19Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:07Z MOONSET09:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

VLVT
MVFR
Wattay International Airport · Vientiane
WIND
CALM
VIS
3.7 SM
CEILING
OVC083
DIST
117 NM S
AGE
6m ago
VTCT
VFR
Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport · Chiang Rai
WIND
170° / 4 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
SCT045
DIST
129 NM W
AGE
6m ago

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