// Station · 50m ago

FKYS

Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,100 ft

T/Td 23°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 2,278 FT

3.7226°N / 11.5533°E

LOCATION · Yaoundé, CM

WIND

VRB3 kt

FKYS · 2,278 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

BKN011

LAYERS

BKN011

T / Td

23 / 20

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, broken at 1,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FKYS 270900Z VRB03KT 8000 BKN011 23/20 Q1018 NOSIG

FKYS · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · broken layer at 1,100 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 11,155'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 11,155'

Pattern altitude: 3,278 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 +12°C

3,600FT

+1,322 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,278 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT2,136 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FKKN (N'Gaoundéré Airport, N'Gaoundéré, elev 3,655 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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)

BKN011

Broken · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,894 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

05:02ZSUNRISE

11:12ZSOLAR NOON

17:21ZSUNSET

17:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:44Z (7h 53m) DAY LENGTH12h 18m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:43Z MOONSET02:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

FKKD

LIFR

Douala International Airport · Douala

WIND: 110° / 16 kt
VIS: 0.87 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 111 NM W
AGE: 50m ago

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