// Station · 48m ago

FGSL

Malabo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 29°C / 27°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 76 FT

3.7553°N / 8.7087°E

LOCATION · Malabo, GQ

WIND

250°5 kt

FGSL · 76 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

SCT008 FEW018 BKN060

T / Td

29 / 27

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 250°/5 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 800 ft, a few at 1,800 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 FGSL 270900Z 25005KT 210V280 9999 SCT008 FEW018CB BKN060 29/27 Q1014 NOSIG

FGSL · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 800 ft · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

250°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

22★ HDG 220° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,647'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,076 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

1,700FT

+1,624 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV76 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT53 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FGMY (President Obiang Nguema International Airport, Mengomeyén, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

SCT008

Scattered · base 800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,722 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

05:14ZSUNRISE

11:23ZSOLAR NOON

17:33ZSUNSET

17:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:55Z (8h 06m) DAY LENGTH12h 18m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:54Z MOONSET02:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

FKKD

LIFR → VFR 12Z

Douala International Airport · Douala

WIND: 110° / 16 kt
VIS: 0.87 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 62 NM E
AGE: 48m ago

FGBT

VFR

Bata International Airport · Bata

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW008
DIST: 129 NM SE
AGE: 48m ago

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