// Station · 6m ago

VTBU

U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 27°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 42 FT

12.6799°N / 101.0050°E

LOCATION · Rayong, TH

WIND

270°12 kt

VTBU · 42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020 SCT100

T / Td

30 / 27

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 ft, and scattered at 10,000 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 260230Z 27012KT 240V300 9999 FEW020 SCT100 30/27 Q1010 NOSIG

VTBU · day 26 at 02:30 UTC · wind from 270° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 12 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

270°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H0 kt X12 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,500'

36 HDG 360° H0 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

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 loading…

FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT137 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 SIGNIFICANT

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,194 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

23:06ZSUNRISE

05:19ZSOLAR NOON

11:32ZSUNSET

11:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:36Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:54Z (9h 17m) DAY LENGTH12h 26m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION96% MOONRISE09:29Z MOONSET21:56Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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