// Station · 26m ago

VTSP

Phuket International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 82 FT

8.1133°N / 98.3174°E

LOCATION · Phuket, TH

WIND

260°10 kt

VTSP · 82 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

29 / 26

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VTSP 271230Z 26010KT 9999 FEW020 29/26 Q1009 NOSIG

VTSP · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 260° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,171'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,082 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 +14°C

1,900FT

+1,818 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV82 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT206 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,818 ft above VTSP's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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

// 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 LEVEL14,728 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

23:08ZSUNRISE

05:25ZSOLAR NOON

11:41ZSUNSET

12:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:04Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 32m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE07:55Z MOONSET20:28Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

WMKL

VFR

Langkawi International Airport · Langkawi

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW026
DIST: 136 NM SE
AGE: 56m ago

VTSS

VFR

Hat Yai International Airport · Hat Yai

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 142 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

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