// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
WMKL
VFR
Langkawi International Airport · Langkawi
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 41 NM W
- AGE
- 20m ago
WMKB
VFR
RMAF Butterworth Air Base · Butterworth
- WIND
- 330° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- FEW024
- DIST
- 43 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
VTSS
VFR
Hat Yai International Airport · Hat Yai
- WIND
- 160° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 45 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
WMKP
VFR
Penang International Airport · Penang
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 54 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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