// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE

WBKS

Sandakan Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 4 kt

VIS 5.6 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 46 FT

5.9009°N / 118.0590°E

LOCATION · Sandakan, MY

WIND

250°4 kt

WBKS · 46 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/4

VIS

5.6 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW008 SCT030

T / Td

24 / 24

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/4 kt. Visibility 5.6 SM and a few at 800 ft, and scattered at 3,000 ft. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). 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 WBKS 251600Z 25004KT 210V310 9000 -RA FEW008 SCT030 24/24 Q1012 RETSRA

WBKS · day 25 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 8,202'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 8,202'

Pattern altitude: 1,046 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

+1,154 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV46 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT82 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW008

Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,167 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:03ZSUNRISE

04:11ZSOLAR NOON

10:19ZSUNSET

10:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:40Z (17h 36m) DAY LENGTH12h 15m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET20:23Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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