// Station · 53m ago
WBKS
Sandakan Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 46 FT
5.9009°N / 118.0590°E
LOCATION · Sandakan, MY
WIND
040°4 kt
WBKS · 46 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW016
T / Td
30 / 25
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 040°/4 kt. 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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METAR WBKS 271000Z 04004KT 320V060 9999 FEW016 30/25 Q1009
WBKS · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
040°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 +15°C
2,000FT
+1,954 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV46 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT170 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,954 ft above
WBKS's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)
21:53ZSUNRISE
04:06ZSOLAR NOON
10:19ZSUNSET
10:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:41Z (past)
DAY LENGTH12h 25m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE06:36Z
MOONSET19:01Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
WBKT
—
Kudat Airport · Kudat
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 95 NM NW
- AGE
- 53m ago
WBKW
VFR
Tawau Airport · Tawau
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW016
- DIST
- 95 NM S
- AGE
- 53m ago
WBKK
VFR
Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Kota Kinabalu
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW014
- DIST
- 120 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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