// Station · 2h 12m ago · STALE

VLPS

Pakse International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 360° / 2 kt

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

WX DZ

ELEV 351 FT

15.1340°N / 105.7799°E

LOCATION · Pakse, LA

WIND

360°2 kt

VLPS · 351 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/2

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

SCT017 BKN040

T / Td

26 / 25

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Light winds at 360°/2 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, scattered at 1,700 ft, and broken at 4,000 ft. Reported weather: DZ. 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 VLPS 111200Z 36002KT 4000 DZ SCT017 BKN040 26/25 Q1004 NOSIG

VLPS · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 2 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · scattered layer at 1,700 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg · weather: DZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

360°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 +12°C

2,100FT

+1,749 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV351 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT623 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VLLN (Luang Namtha Airport, Luang Namtha, elev 1,968 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT017

Scattered · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,482 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

22:34ZSUNRISE

05:03ZSOLAR NOON

11:32ZSUNSET

11:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:55Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:58Z MOONSET08:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

VTUU

VFR

Ubon Ratchathani Airport · Ubon Ratchathani

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

VTUV

MVFR

Roi Et Airport · Roi Et

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 130 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

VVPB

VFR

Phu Bai International Airport · Huế

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 135 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

VDSA

VFR

Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport · Siem Reap

WIND: 040° / 2 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: SCT015
DIST: 139 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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