// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

DGAA

Kotoka International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 205 FT

5.6052°N / 0.1668°W

LOCATION · Accra, GH

WIND

220°10 kt

DGAA · 205 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT010

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,000 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 DGAA 130000Z 22010KT 9999 SCT010 26/23 Q1012 NOSIG

DGAA · day 13 at 00:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

220°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,165'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +11°C

1,600FT

+1,395 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV205 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT241 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,395 ft above DGAA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,336 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:47ZSUNRISE

11:48ZSOLAR NOON

17:48ZSUNSET

18:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:09Z (17h 01m) DAY LENGTH12h 00m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE07:08Z MOONSET19:09Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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