// Station · 20m ago
VTSM
Samui International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 64 FT
9.5478°N / 100.0620°E
LOCATION · Na Thon (Ko Samui Island), TH
WIND
240°6 kt
VTSM · 64 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW020
T / Td
31 / 24
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/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 VTSM 111400Z 24006KT 9999 FEW020 31/24 Q1009 NOSIG
VTSM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
240°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H2 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,759'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T2 kt
X6 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,064 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 +16°C
2,200FT
+2,136 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV64 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT188 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,200 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,136 ft above
VTSM's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
23:06ZSUNRISE
05:26ZSOLAR NOON
11:45ZSUNSET
12:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:08Z (past)
DAY LENGTH12h 38m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE20:31Z
MOONSET09:09Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
VTSB
VFR
Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 60 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
VTSF
VFR
Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport · Nakhon Si Thammarat
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW018
- DIST
- 61 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
VTSE
VFR
Chumphon Airport · Chumphon
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 81 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 20m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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