// Station · 58m ago

VRMM

Velana International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 6 FT

4.1918°N / 73.5291°E

LOCATION · Malé, MV

WIND

290°8 kt

VRMM · 6 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW018 SCT290

T / Td

29 / 25

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,800 ft, and scattered at 29,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VRMM 111400Z 29008KT 9999 FEW018 SCT290 29/25 Q1011 NOSIG

VRMM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · scattered layer at 29,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

290°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,155'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,006 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

1,800FT

+1,794 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT71 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,794 ft above VRMM's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

SCT290

Scattered · base 29,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER29,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,652 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:01ZSUNRISE

07:12ZSOLAR NOON

13:22ZSUNSET

13:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:45Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 20m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE22:27Z MOONSET10:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of VRMM.

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