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// Station · 49m ago

VLPS

Pakse International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft
T/Td 34°C / 26°C
ALTIM 29.71 inHg
ELEV 351 FT
15.1340°N / 105.7799°E
LOCATION · Pakse, LA
N
WIND
140°4 kt
VLPS · 351 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN050
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020 BKN050
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.71"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at 140°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few 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 270900Z 14004KT 9999 FEW020 BKN050 34/26 Q1006 NOSIG

VLPS · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
140°4 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 +20°C

3,000FT
+2,649 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +900 FT
3,200 2,550 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV351 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT564 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
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 17,523 FT FEW020 BKN050 · CEILING VLPS ELEV · 351 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN050
Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL17,523 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

22:27ZSUNRISE
04:55ZSOLAR NOON
11:23ZSUNSET
11:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:46Z (1h 57m) DAY LENGTH12h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE07:08Z MOONSET20:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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