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// Station · 1h 11m ago · STALE

DGTK

Takoradi Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
4.8961°N / 1.7748°W
LOCATION · Sekondi-Takoradi, GH
N
WIND
230°10 kt
DGTK · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW012
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,200 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 DGTK 111200Z 23010KT 9999 FEW012 29/25 Q1015 NOSIG

DGTK · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,200 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22 HDG 220° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,745'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,021 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

1,600FT
+1,579 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
1,700 1,400 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-32 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 +1,579 ft above DGTK's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,667 FT FEW012 DGTK ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW012
Few · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,667 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:02ZSUNRISE
12:13ZSOLAR NOON
18:25ZSUNSET
18:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:47Z (5h 36m) DAY LENGTH12h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:23Z MOONSET15:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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