// Station · 23m ago
WBKS
Sandakan Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 46 FT
5.9009°N / 118.0590°E
LOCATION · Sandakan, MY
WIND
VRB3 kt
WBKS · 46 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW016
T / Td
28 / 24
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 111400Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW016 28/24 Q1009 RETS
WBKS · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 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 +13°C
1,800FT
+1,754 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV46 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT170 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
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)
22:00ZSUNRISE
04:14ZSOLAR NOON
10:27ZSUNSET
10:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:23Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:50Z (past)
DAY LENGTH12h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE19:25Z
MOONSET07:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
WBKT
VFR
Kudat Airport · Kudat
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 95 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
WBKW
VFR
Tawau Airport · Tawau
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW016
- DIST
- 95 NM S
- AGE
- 23m ago
WBKK
VFR
Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Kota Kinabalu
- WIND
- 120° / 5 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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