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// Station · 32m ago

VVVD

Van Don International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 27°C
ALTIM 29.53 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
21.1207°N / 107.4154°E
LOCATION · Van Don, VN
N
WIND
VRB1 kt
VVVD · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/1
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW019
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 27
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.53"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/1 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,900 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 VVVD 111430Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 FEW019/// 28/27 Q1000

VVVD · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.53" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB1 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 11,811'
21 HDG 210° CALM 11,811'
Pattern altitude: 1,024 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

2,100FT
+2,076 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,900 2,250 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT414 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VVDB (Dien Bien Phu Airport, Dien Bien Phu, elev 1,611 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,165 FT FEW019 VVVD ELEV · 24 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW019
Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,165 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:16ZSUNRISE
04:56ZSOLAR NOON
11:36ZSUNSET
12:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:01Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:42Z MOONSET09:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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