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// Station · 49m ago

VTCH

Mae Hong Son Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 34°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.71 inHg
ELEV 929 FT
19.3013°N / 97.9758°E
LOCATION · Mae Hong Son, TH
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
VTCH · 929 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.71"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 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 VTCH 270900Z VRB04KT 9999 FEW020CB 34/24 Q1006 NOSIG

VTCH · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
11 HDG 110° CALM 6,562'
29 HDG 290° CALM 6,562'
Pattern altitude: 1,929 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 +21°C

3,700FT
+2,771 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
4,000 3,000 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV929 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,142 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,771 ft above VTCH's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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 · 18,101 FT FEW020 VTCH ELEV · 929 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 LEVEL18,101 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:51ZSUNRISE
05:26ZSOLAR NOON
12:01ZSUNSET
12:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:25Z (2h 36m) DAY LENGTH13h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE07:32Z MOONSET20:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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