// Station · 18m ago

VTUQ

Nakhon Ratchasima Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 765 FT

14.9495°N / 102.3130°E

LOCATION · Chaloem Phra Kiat, TH

WIND

260°4 kt

VTUQ · 765 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030

T / Td

27 / 25

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 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 VTUQ 111400Z 26004KT 9999 FEW030 27/25 Q1005 NOSIG

VTUQ · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

260°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 6,890'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 6,890'

Pattern altitude: 1,765 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

2,700FT

+1,935 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV765 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,007 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,935 ft above VTUQ's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,401 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:48ZSUNRISE

05:17ZSOLAR NOON

11:45ZSUNSET

12:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:09Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:12Z MOONSET09:10Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

VTUK

VFR

Khon Kaen Airport · Khon Kaen

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 95 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

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