// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
VTPH
VFR
Hua Hin Airport · Hua Hin
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT030
- DIST
- 62 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
VTBS
VFR
Suvarnabhumi Airport · Bangkok
- WIND
- 190° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 62 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
VTBD
VFR
Don Mueang International Airport · Bangkok
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 78 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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