// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

GATB

Tombouktou Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 39°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 863 FT

16.7305°N / 3.0076°W

LOCATION · Timbuktu, ML

WIND

260°8 kt

GATB · 863 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW025

T / Td

39 / 19

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 ft. 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 GATB 111400Z 26008KT 200V330 9999 FEW025 39/19 Q1011

GATB · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 39°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,923'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,863 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 +26°C

4,000FT

+3,137 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV863 FT OAT+39°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT928 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,137 ft above GATB's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+40%

-28%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+28%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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)

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL20,560 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:46ZSUNRISE

12:18ZSOLAR NOON

18:50ZSUNSET

19:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:14Z (4h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:12Z MOONSET16:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

GAMB

MVFR

Mopti Airport · Sévaré

WIND: 240° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 147 NM SW
AGE: 1h 7m ago

GAGO

MVFR

Gao International Airport · Gao

WIND: 020° / 13 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 175 NM E
AGE: 1h 7m ago

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