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// Station · 20m ago

WMKA

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 26°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 15 FT
6.1897°N / 100.3980°E
LOCATION · Alor Satar, MY
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
WMKA · 15 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW012
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,200 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 WMKA 271500Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW012 28/26 Q1011

WMKA · day 27 at 15:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,200 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 9,005'
22 HDG 220° CALM 9,005'
Pattern altitude: 1,015 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
+1,685 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,700 1,950 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT80 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 · 14,156 FT FEW012 WMKA ELEV · 15 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW012
Few · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,156 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+7)

23:03ZSUNRISE
05:16ZSOLAR NOON
11:30ZSUNSET
11:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:52Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 26m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE07:55Z MOONSET20:22Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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