// Station · 12m ago

DGAA

Kotoka International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 17 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 205 FT

5.6052°N / 0.1668°W

LOCATION · Accra, GH

WIND

210°17 kt

DGAA · 205 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/17

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW023

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 210°/17 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,300 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 DGAA 111500Z 21017KT 9999 FEW023 28/22 Q1011 NOSIG

DGAA · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 17 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,300 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 17 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

210°17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H17 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,165'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T17 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,205 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

+1,695 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV205 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT270 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 +1,695 ft above DGAA'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)

FEW023

Few · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,346 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

05:54ZSUNRISE

12:07ZSOLAR NOON

18:19ZSUNSET

18:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:42Z (3h 30m) DAY LENGTH12h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:20Z MOONSET15:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

DXXX

VFR

Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Lomé

WIND: 220° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT013
DIST: 91 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

DGTK

VFR → IFR 05Z

Takoradi Airport · Sekondi-Takoradi

WIND: 230° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT013
DIST: 105 NM SW
AGE: 1h 12m ago

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