// Station · 49m ago

VTPB

Phetchabun Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 35°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

ELEV 450 FT

16.6760°N / 101.1950°E

WIND

170°6 kt

VTPB · 450 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

35 / 24

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/6 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 VTPB 271000Z 17006KT 150V230 9999 FEW020 35/24 Q1004 NOSIG

VTPB · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 35°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,890'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,450 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

3,300FT

+2,850 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV450 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT722 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,850 ft above VTPB's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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 LEVEL18,127 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:43ZSUNRISE

05:13ZSOLAR NOON

11:44ZSUNSET

12:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:07Z (1h 18m) DAY LENGTH13h 00m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE07:26Z MOONSET20:26Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of VTPB.

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