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// Station · 12m ago

VOTK

Tuticorin Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 270° / 10 kt G20
VIS 3.1 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 35°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 129 FT
8.7242°N / 78.0258°E
LOCATION · Vagaikulam, IN
N
WIND
270°10 kt
VOTK · 129 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/10G20
 
 
 
VIS
3.1 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW018
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.1 SM. Moderate winds at 270°/10 kt, gusting 20, visibility 3.1 SM, a few at 1,800 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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 VOTK 111500Z 27010G20KT 5000 HZ FEW018 35/21 Q1008 NOSIG

VOTK · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 10 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · temp 35°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 10 ktG20
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
270°10G20 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,434'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,129 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 +21°C

2,700FT
+2,571 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,300 2,500 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV129 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT283 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VOBG (HAL Airport, Bangalore, elev 2,912 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,806 FT FEW018 VOTK ELEV · 129 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW018
Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,806 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:36ZSUNRISE
06:54ZSOLAR NOON
13:12ZSUNSET
13:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:35Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET10:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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