// 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
WIND
140°4 kt
VLPS · 351 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
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
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
// 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)
VTUU
VFR
Ubon Ratchathani Airport · Ubon Ratchathani
- WIND
- 230° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 53 NM W
- AGE
- 49m ago
VLSK
VFR
Savannakhet Airport
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 104 NM NW
- AGE
- 49m ago
VTUV
VFR
Roi Et Airport · Roi Et
- WIND
- 190° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 130 NM NW
- AGE
- 49m ago
VVPB
VFR
Phu Bai International Airport · Huế
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 135 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
VDSA
VFR
Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport · Siem Reap
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT015
- DIST
- 139 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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