// Station · 50m ago

FKKD

Douala International Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 110° / 16 kt

VIS 0.87 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,000 ft

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

WX +TSRA SQ

ELEV 33 FT

4.0061°N / 9.7195°E

LOCATION · Douala, CM

WIND

110°16 kt

FKKD · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/16

VIS

0.87 SM

CEILING

BKN010

LAYERS

SCT003 BKN010 SCT013

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

LIFR — visibility 0.87 SM. Brisk winds at 110°/16 kt, visibility 0.87 SM, scattered at 300 ft, broken at 1,000 ft, and scattered at 1,300 ft. Reported weather: +TSRA SQ. Reported weather: +TSRA SQ. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FKKD 270900Z 11016KT 1400 +TSRA SQ SCT003 BKN010 SCT013CB 24/23 Q1014 TEMPO 1800 +TSRA

FKKD · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 16 kt · visibility 0.87 SM · scattered layer at 300 ft · broken layer at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 1,300 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: +TSRA SQ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 16 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

110°16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

12★ HDG 120° H16 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,350'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

30 HDG 300° T16 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,033 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 +9°C

1,100FT

+1,067 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT10 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FKKR (Garoua International Airport, Garoua, elev 794 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

SCT013

Scattered · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

BKN010

Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT003

Scattered · base 300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,154 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

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

05:09ZSUNRISE

11:19ZSOLAR NOON

17:29ZSUNSET

17:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:51Z (8h 01m) DAY LENGTH12h 19m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:50Z MOONSET02:10Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FGSL

VFR

Malabo International Airport · Malabo

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 62 NM W
AGE: 50m ago

FKYS

MVFR

Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Yaoundé

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 111 NM E
AGE: 50m ago

FGBT

VFR

Bata International Airport · Bata

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW008
DIST: 126 NM S
AGE: 50m ago

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