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// Station · 20m ago

WMKC

Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 16 FT
6.1669°N / 102.2930°E
LOCATION · Kota Baharu, MY
N
WIND
200°3 kt
WMKC · 16 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/3
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 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 WMKC 111900Z 20003KT 160V250 9999 FEW020 26/24 Q1008

WMKC · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
200°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
10 HDG 100° CALM 7,874'
28 HDG 280° CALM 7,874'
Pattern altitude: 1,016 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 +11°C

1,500FT
+1,484 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,600 1,900 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV16 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT170 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
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 13,147 FT FEW020 WMKC ELEV · 16 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,147 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

23:03ZSUNRISE
05:17ZSOLAR NOON
11:31ZSUNSET
11:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:53Z (16h 32m) DAY LENGTH12h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE20:38Z MOONSET09:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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