// Station · 15m ago

GABS

Modibo Keita International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 270° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,600 ft

T/Td 33°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 1,247 FT

12.5335°N / 7.9499°W

LOCATION · Bamako, ML

WIND

270°8 kt

GABS · 1,247 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN016

LAYERS

BKN016 FEW030

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,600 ft. Moderate winds at 270°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 1,600 ft, and a few at 3,000 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 GABS 111600Z 27008KT 230V310 9999 BKN016 FEW030CB 33/23 Q1011 TEMPO 08030G45KT 4000 TSRA

GABS · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 1,600 ft · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

24★ HDG 240° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,498'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,247 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 +21°C

3,800FT

+2,553 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,247 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,312 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,553 ft above GABS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-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)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

BKN016

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

// Computed

CEILING1,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL17,914 ft VFR MARGIN-1,400 ft

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

06:13ZSUNRISE

12:38ZSOLAR NOON

19:02ZSUNSET

19:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:25Z (3h 10m) DAY LENGTH12h 48m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:41Z MOONSET16:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of GABS.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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