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WBKS

Sandakan Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
WX TS
ELEV 46 FT
5.9009°N / 118.0590°E
LOCATION · Sandakan, MY
N
WIND
150°6 kt
WBKS · 46 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW016 FEW017
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,600 ft, and a few at 1,700 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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 111300Z 15006KT 110V220 9999 TS FEW016 FEW017CB 29/24 Q1008

WBKS · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · weather: TS

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
150°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,202'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
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 +14°C

1,900FT
+1,854 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,800 2,100 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV46 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT200 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
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,692 FT FEW016 FEW017 WBKS ELEV · 46 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW017
Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW016
Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,692 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:00ZSUNRISE
04:14ZSOLAR NOON
10:27ZSUNSET
10:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:50Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:24Z MOONSET07:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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