// Station · 1h 10m ago · STALE

GOTK

Kédougou Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 584 FT

12.5723°N / 12.2203°W

LOCATION · Kédougou, SN

WIND

240°4 kt

GOTK · 584 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT013

T / Td

32 / 24

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,300 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 GOTK 111200Z 24004KT 190V290 9999 SCT013 32/24 Q1013

GOTK · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,300 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

240°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 5,906'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 5,906'

Pattern altitude: 1,584 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 +18°C

2,800FT

+2,216 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV584 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT590 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,216 ft above GOTK's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT013

Scattered · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,746 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

06:30ZSUNRISE

12:55ZSOLAR NOON

19:19ZSUNSET

19:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:43Z (6h 32m) DAY LENGTH12h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:52Z MOONSET16:41Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

GOTT

MVFR

Tambacounda Airport · Tambacounda

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 109 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

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