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// Station · 53m ago

WBKW

Tawau Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 57 FT
4.3134°N / 118.1215°E
LOCATION · Tawau, MY
N
WIND
000°0 kt
WBKW · 57 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW016
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR WBKW 271100Z 00000KT 9999 FEW016 28/25 Q1011

WBKW · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
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 +13°C

1,700FT
+1,643 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,300 1,700 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV57 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT122 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
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,198 FT FEW016 WBKW ELEV · 57 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW016
Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,198 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:55ZSUNRISE
04:06ZSOLAR NOON
10:16ZSUNSET
10:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:38Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 20m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:40Z MOONSET19:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of WBKW.

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