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// Station · 18m ago

RKPK

Gimhae International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 6 FT
35.1795°N / 128.9380°E
LOCATION · Busan, KR
N
WIND
270°1 kt
RKPK · 6 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/1
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW050 FEW250
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/1 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 5,000 ft, and a few at 25,000 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 RKPK 112100Z 27001KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 25/23 Q1012

RKPK · day 11 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
270°1 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
18R HDG 180° CALM 10,499'
36L HDG 360° CALM 10,499'
18L HDG 180° CALM 9,007'
36R HDG 360° CALM 9,007'
Pattern altitude: 1,006 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 +10°C

1,300FT
+1,294 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT42 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RKPD (Jeongseok Airport, Jeju Island, elev 1,171 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,632 FT FEW050 FEW250 RKPK ELEV · 6 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW250
Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,632 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

20:19ZSUNRISE
03:30ZSOLAR NOON
10:41ZSUNSET
11:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:11Z (13h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE17:58Z MOONSET08:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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