// Station · 17m ago

GAGO

Gao International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 870 FT

16.2485°N / 0.0054°W

LOCATION · Gao, ML

WIND

020°10 kt

GAGO · 870 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 19

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 GAGO 111500Z 02010KT CAVOK 29/19 Q1015

GAGO · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,202'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,870 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 +16°C

2,700FT

+1,830 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV870 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT817 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,830 ft above GAGO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,516 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

05:35ZSUNRISE

12:06ZSOLAR NOON

18:37ZSUNSET

19:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:01Z (3h 43m) DAY LENGTH13h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:01Z MOONSET16:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

GATB

VFR

Tombouktou Airport · Timbuktu

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 175 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

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