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// Station · 26m ago

VLVT

Wattay International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 120° / 2 kt
VIS 3.7 SM
CEILING OVC at 8,300 ft
T/Td 25°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.59 inHg
WX DZ
ELEV 564 FT
17.9851°N / 102.5667°E
LOCATION · Vientiane, LA
N
WIND
120°2 kt
VLVT · 564 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/2
 
 
 
VIS
3.7 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC083
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT040 OVC083
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.59"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.7 SM. Light winds at 120°/2 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, scattered at 4,000 ft, and overcast at 8,300 ft. Reported weather: DZ. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VLVT 111400Z 12002KT 6000 DZ SCT040 OVC083 25/21 Q1002 NOSIG

VLVT · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 2 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · overcast at 8,300 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.59" Hg · weather: DZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
120°2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 9,843'
31 HDG 310° CALM 9,843'
Pattern altitude: 1,564 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

2,300FT
+1,736 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,600 2,250 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV564 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT895 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
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 13,190 FT SCT040 OVC083 · CEILING VLVT ELEV · 564 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC083
Overcast · base 8,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT040
Scattered · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING8,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,190 ft VFR MARGIN+5,300 ft

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

22:42ZSUNRISE
05:16ZSOLAR NOON
11:50ZSUNSET
12:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:14Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:06Z MOONSET09:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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