// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE

WBKW

Tawau Airport

CAT IFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING —

T/Td 30°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 57 FT

4.3134°N / 118.1215°E

LOCATION · Tawau, MY

WIND

VRB2 kt

WBKW · 57 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

30 / 26

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: haze (HZ). Haze is fine dust, salt, or pollution particles suspended in dry air — it reduces visibility and washes out contrast, a dry particulate obscuration rather than a moisture one. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR WBKW 130100Z VRB02KT 4000 HZ VV/// 30/26 Q1013

WBKW · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · weather: haze (HZ)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 8,800'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 8,800'

Pattern altitude: 1,057 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

1,900FT

+1,843 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV57 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT63 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

+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. 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,209 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:53ZSUNRISE

03:55ZSOLAR NOON

09:56ZSUNSET

10:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:17Z (8h 13m) DAY LENGTH12h 02m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE23:16Z MOONSET11:19Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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