// Station · 15m ago

WBGB

Bintulu Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 74 FT

3.1239°N / 113.0200°E

LOCATION · Bintulu, MY

WIND

VRB2 kt

WBGB · 74 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT016

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,600 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 WBGB 251800Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT016 24/23 Q1012

WBGB · day 25 at 18:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 9,006'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 9,006'

Pattern altitude: 1,074 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 +9°C

1,200FT

+1,126 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV74 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT110 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at WBGF (Long Lellang Airport, Long Datih, elev 1,400 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,195 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

22:25ZSUNRISE

04:31ZSOLAR NOON

10:37ZSUNSET

10:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:58Z (16h 42m) DAY LENGTH12h 11m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE08:32Z MOONSET20:43Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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