[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// Station · 23m ago

WMKC

Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 27°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
WX TS
ELEV 16 FT
6.1669°N / 102.2930°E
LOCATION · Kota Baharu, MY
N
WIND
100°5 kt
WMKC · 16 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW017
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 27
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,700 ft. Reported weather: TS. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR WMKC 271500Z 10005KT 060V130 9999 TS FEW017CB 29/27 Q1010

WMKC · day 27 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 100° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · weather: TS

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
100°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
10 HDG 100° H5 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 7,874'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
28 HDG 280° T5 kt X0 kt
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 +14°C

1,800FT
+1,784 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV16 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT111 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
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · 14,662 FT FEW017 WMKC ELEV · 16 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW017
Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,662 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:56ZSUNRISE
05:09ZSOLAR NOON
11:22ZSUNSET
11:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:44Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 26m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE07:48Z MOONSET20:14Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →