// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE

WBKW

Tawau Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 57 FT

4.3134°N / 118.1215°E

LOCATION · Tawau, MY

WIND

000°0 kt

WBKW · 57 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW016

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

29.80"

// 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 111300Z 00000KT 9999 FEW016 27/24 Q1009

WBKW · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

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 +12°C

1,700FT

+1,643 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV57 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT181 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

// 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 LEVEL13,693 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:03ZSUNRISE

04:14ZSOLAR NOON

10:24ZSUNSET

10:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:47Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:26Z MOONSET07:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

WBKS

VFR

Sandakan Airport · Sandakan

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW016
DIST: 95 NM N
AGE: 1h 3m ago

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