// Station · 27m ago

GAGO

Gao International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 020° / 13 kt

VIS 3.1 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

WX DU

ELEV 870 FT

16.2485°N / 0.0054°W

LOCATION · Gao, ML

WIND

020°13 kt

GAGO · 870 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/13

VIS

3.1 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.1 SM. Brisk winds at 020°/13 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: DU. 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 GAGO 111400Z 02013KT 5000 DU NSC 28/21 Q1016 REDS

GAGO · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 13 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: DU

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 13 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H8 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,202'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X10 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 +15°C

2,500FT

+1,630 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV870 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT788 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,630 ft above GAGO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 LEVEL15,011 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:35ZSUNRISE

12:06ZSOLAR NOON

18:37ZSUNSET

19:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:01Z (4h 33m) DAY LENGTH13h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:59Z MOONSET16:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

GATB

VFR

Tombouktou Airport · Timbuktu

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 175 NM W
AGE: 27m ago

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