// Station · 33m ago

WBGB

Bintulu Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 74 FT

3.1239°N / 113.0200°E

LOCATION · Bintulu, MY

WIND

000°0 kt

WBGB · 74 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW016

T / Td

26 / 25

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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 111600Z 00000KT 9999 FEW016 26/25 Q1010

WBGB · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

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 +11°C

1,500FT

+1,426 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV74 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT169 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 MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,205 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:25ZSUNRISE

04:34ZSOLAR NOON

10:43ZSUNSET

11:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:33Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:05Z (18h 31m) DAY LENGTH12h 17m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:54Z MOONSET08:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

WBGS

VFR

Sibu Airport · Sibu

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 81 NM SW
AGE: 33m ago

WBGR

VFR

Miri Airport · Miri

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 92 NM NE
AGE: 33m ago

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