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// Station · 8m ago

VTBU

U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 28°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 42 FT
12.6799°N / 101.0050°E
LOCATION · Rayong, TH
N
WIND
200°10 kt
VTBU · 42 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 28
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 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 VTBU 271400Z 20010KT 9999 FEW020 30/28 Q1009 NOSIG

VTBU · day 27 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 28°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
200°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T9 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,042 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 +15°C

2,000FT
+1,958 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,700 2,150 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT166 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,958 ft above VTBU's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,194 FT FEW020 VTBU ELEV · 42 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,194 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:50ZSUNRISE
05:14ZSOLAR NOON
11:38ZSUNSET
12:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:01Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 47m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE07:40Z MOONSET20:27Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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