// Station · 1h 57m ago · STALE

VLSK

Savannakhet Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 220° / 2 kt

VIS 1.9 SM

CEILING OVC at 8,300 ft

T/Td 28°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

WX DZ

ELEV 509 FT

16.5566°N / 104.7600°E

WIND

220°2 kt

VLSK · 509 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/2

VIS

1.9 SM

CEILING

OVC083

LAYERS

SCT016 OVC083

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.9 SM. Light winds at 220°/2 kt, visibility 1.9 SM, scattered at 1,600 ft, and overcast at 8,300 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 VLSK 111200Z 22002KT 3000 DZ SCT016 OVC083 28/24 Q1005 NOSIG

VLSK · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 2 kt · visibility 1.9 SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · overcast at 8,300 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg · weather: DZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

220°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 5,358'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 5,358'

Pattern altitude: 1,509 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 +14°C

2,500FT

+1,991 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV509 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT751 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 +1,991 ft above VLSK's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

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.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC083

Overcast · base 8,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,650 ft VFR MARGIN+5,300 ft

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

22:35ZSUNRISE

05:07ZSOLAR NOON

11:39ZSUNSET

12:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:02Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:59Z MOONSET09:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

VTUW

VFR

Nakhon Phanom Airport · Nakhon Phanom

WIND: 270° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

VTUV

MVFR

Roi Et Airport · Roi Et

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 63 NM SW
AGE: 57m ago

VTUU

VFR

Ubon Ratchathani Airport · Ubon Ratchathani

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT030
DIST: 79 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

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