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// 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
N
WIND
210°17 kt
DGAA · 205 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
2,000 1,600 1,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,346 FT FEW023 DGAA ELEV · 205 FT
// 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)

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