// Station · 24m ago

VOAR

INS Rajali / Arakkonam Naval Air Station

CAT IFR

WIND 230° / 5 kt

VIS 2.8 SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 265 FT

13.0712°N / 79.6912°E

LOCATION · Arakkonam, IN

WIND

230°5 kt

VOAR · 265 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/5

VIS

2.8 SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN080

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.8 SM. Light winds at 230°/5 kt, visibility 2.8 SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 8,000 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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 VOAR 142330Z 23005KT 4500 HZ FEW020 BKN080 27/24 Q1005 NOSIG

VOAR · day 14 at 23:30 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 2.8 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

230°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

24★ HDG 240° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,460'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,265 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 +13°C

2,100FT

+1,835 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV265 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT507 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VOHS (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, elev 2,024 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)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,901 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)

00:23ZSUNRISE

06:48ZSOLAR NOON

13:13ZSUNSET

13:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:36Z (13h 41m) DAY LENGTH12h 49m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE00:33Z MOONSET13:22Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

VOMM

MVFR

Chennai International Airport · Chennai

WIND: 230° / 12 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 28 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

VOBL

MVFR

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · Bengaluru

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: FEW012
DIST: 116 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

VOBG

MVFR

HAL Airport · Bangalore

WIND: 240° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: FEW012
DIST: 119 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

VOTR

MVFR

Tiruchirappalli International Airport · Tiruchirappalli

WIND: 270° / 12 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 150 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

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