// Station · 20m ago

VTBU

U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 8 kt

VIS 5.6 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 28°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 42 FT

12.6799°N / 101.0050°E

LOCATION · Rayong, TH

WIND

230°8 kt

VTBU · 42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/8

VIS

5.6 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

29 / 28

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 kt. Visibility 5.6 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 111900Z 23008KT 9000 FEW020 29/28 Q1005 NOSIG

VTBU · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 28°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

230°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X6 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

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT284 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

// 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 LEVEL14,688 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:58ZSUNRISE

05:22ZSOLAR NOON

11:47ZSUNSET

12:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:10Z (16h 49m) DAY LENGTH12h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE20:32Z MOONSET09:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

VTBS

VFR

Suvarnabhumi Airport · Bangkok

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 62 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

VTBD

VFR

Don Mueang International Airport · Bangkok

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 78 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

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