// Station · 51m ago

DXNG

Niamtougou International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,515 FT

9.7667°N / 1.0909°E

LOCATION · Niamtougou, TG

WIND

270°5 kt

DXNG · 1,515 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT006

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 600 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 DXNG 271100Z 27005KT 210V330 9999 SCT006 28/21 Q1017

DXNG · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,202'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,515 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 +16°C

3,300FT

+1,785 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,515 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,403 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,785 ft above DXNG's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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)

SCT006

Scattered · base 600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,656 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:35ZSUNRISE

11:54ZSOLAR NOON

18:13ZSUNSET

18:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:35Z (6h 44m) DAY LENGTH12h 38m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:20Z MOONSET02:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

DGLE

VFR

Yakubu Tali International Airport · Tamale

WIND: 230° / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW011
DIST: 117 NM W
AGE: 51m ago

// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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