// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE
WMKB
RMAF Butterworth Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 6 kt
VIS 5.6 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
5.4659°N / 100.3910°E
LOCATION · Butterworth, MY
WIND
320°6 kt
WMKB · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/6
VIS
5.6 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW024
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/6 kt. Visibility 5.6 SM and a few at 2,400 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR WMKB 271300Z 32006KT 280V010 9000 FEW024 30/24 Q1010 NOSIG
WMKB · day 27 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 6 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
320°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,011 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
+1,889 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT106 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
+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.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+7)
23:04ZSUNRISE
05:16ZSOLAR NOON
11:29ZSUNSET
11:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:51Z (past)
DAY LENGTH12h 24m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84%
MOONRISE07:54Z
MOONSET20:18Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
WMKP
VFR
Penang International Airport · Penang
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 37m ago
WMKA
VFR
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport · Alor Satar
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- SCT027
- DIST
- 43 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
WMKL
VFR
Langkawi International Airport · Langkawi
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW026
- DIST
- 65 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
WMKI
MVFR
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport · Ipoh
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW027
- DIST
- 68 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
VTSS
VFR
Hat Yai International Airport · Hat Yai
- WIND
- 210° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 88 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
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