// Station · 6h 15m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

VLPS

Pakse International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 351 FT

15.1340°N / 105.7799°E

LOCATION · Pakse, LA

WIND

180°2 kt

VLPS · 351 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

SCT020 BKN050

T / Td

30 / 26

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at 180°/2 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 5,000 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 VLPS 251000Z 18002KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 30/26 Q1005 NOSIG

VLPS · day 25 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 7,874'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 7,874'

Pattern altitude: 1,351 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

2,500FT

+2,149 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV351 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT593 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,149 ft above VLPS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN050

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

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,503 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

22:45ZSUNRISE

05:00ZSOLAR NOON

11:16ZSUNSET

11:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:38Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 30m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE08:47Z MOONSET21:18Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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