// Station · 25m ago

FKYS

Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 290° / 6 kt

VIS 3.7 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,600 ft

T/Td 23°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX -TSRA

ELEV 2,278 FT

3.7226°N / 11.5533°E

LOCATION · Yaoundé, CM

WIND

290°6 kt

FKYS · 2,278 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/6

VIS

3.7 SM

CEILING

BKN016

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN016

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,600 ft. Light winds at 290°/6 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 1,600 ft. Reported weather: -TSRA. 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 111400Z 29006KT 220V350 6000 -TSRA FEW020CB BKN016 23/22 Q1015 NOSIG

FKYS · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 6 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 1,600 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: -TSRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

290°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

01★ HDG 010° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,155'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

19 HDG 190° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

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

3,700FT

+1,422 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,278 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT2,225 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FKAB (Banyo Airport, Banyo, elev 3,642 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

BKN016

Broken · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,894 ft VFR MARGIN-1,400 ft

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

05:10ZSUNRISE

11:20ZSOLAR NOON

17:30ZSUNSET

17:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:52Z (3h 27m) DAY LENGTH12h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:34Z MOONSET14:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FKKD

MVFR

Douala International Airport · Douala

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 111 NM W
AGE: 25m ago

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