// Station · 1h 25m ago · STALE
VTSB
Surat Thani Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
9.1326°N / 99.1356°E
LOCATION · Surat Thani, TH
WIND
200°6 kt
VTSB · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW020
T / Td
28 / 24
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 200°/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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METAR VTSB 111500Z 20006KT 9999 FEW020 28/24 Q1009 NOSIG
VTSB · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
200°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
04
HDG 040°
T6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 +13°C
1,700FT
+1,680 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT144 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at VTCT
(Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport, Chiang Rai, elev 1,280 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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)
23:11ZSUNRISE
05:29ZSOLAR NOON
11:48ZSUNSET
12:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:25Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:11Z (past)
DAY LENGTH12h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE20:39Z
MOONSET09:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
VTSF
VFR
Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport · Nakhon Si Thammarat
- WIND
- 230° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW018
- DIST
- 60 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 25m ago
VTSM
VFR
Samui International Airport · Na Thon (Ko Samui Island)
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 60 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 25m ago
VTSG
VFR
Krabi International Airport · Krabi
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 63 NM S
- AGE
- 25m ago
VTSP
VFR
Phuket International Airport · Phuket
- WIND
- 280° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 78 NM SW
- AGE
- 25m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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