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// Station · 20m ago

WBKK

Kota Kinabalu International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 10 FT
5.9327°N / 116.0493°E
LOCATION · Kota Kinabalu, MY
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
WBKK · 10 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW014
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,400 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 WBKK 270930Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW014 31/25 Q1008 NOSIG

WBKK · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,400 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 12,402'
20 HDG 200° CALM 12,402'
Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +16°C

2,100FT
+2,090 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
2,400 1,650 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT164 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,090 ft above WBKK's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,667 FT FEW014 WBKK ELEV · 10 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW014
Few · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,667 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:01ZSUNRISE
04:14ZSOLAR NOON
10:27ZSUNSET
10:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:49Z (58m) DAY LENGTH12h 25m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE06:42Z MOONSET19:07Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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