// Station · 22h 52m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

GATB

Tombouktou Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 180° / 9 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 38°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 863 FT

16.7305°N / 3.0076°W

LOCATION · Timbuktu, ML

WIND

180°9 kt

GATB · 863 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/9

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

38 / 15

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 180°/9 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. 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 GATB 261200Z 18009KT 130V230 8000 NSC 38/15 Q1014

GATB · day 26 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,923'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

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 +25°C

3,800FT

+2,937 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV863 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT840 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 +2,937 ft above GATB'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 · 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 LEVEL20,055 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:39ZSUNRISE

12:10ZSOLAR NOON

18:41ZSUNSET

19:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:04Z (8h 12m) DAY LENGTH13h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:22Z MOONSET03:24Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

GAMB

VFR

Mopti Airport · Sévaré

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 147 NM SW
AGE: 52m ago

GAGO

MVFR

Gao International Airport · Gao

WIND: 340° / 7 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 175 NM E
AGE: 52m ago

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