// Station · 15m ago

YBMK

Mackay Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 14°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 19 FT

21.1708°S / 149.1826°E

LOCATION · Mackay, AU

WIND

270°4 kt

YBMK · 19 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 13

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 YBMK 111800Z AUTO 27004KT 9999 // NCD 14/13 Q1018

YBMK · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

270°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 6,499'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 6,499'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 4,409'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 4,409'

Pattern altitude: 1,019 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 -1°C

-300FT

-319 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV19 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-123 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCT (Coconut Island Airport, elev 3 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,090 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)

20:42ZSUNRISE

02:09ZSOLAR NOON

07:37ZSUNSET

08:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:01Z (13h 46m) DAY LENGTH10h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE18:14Z MOONSET05:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

YBHM

VFR

Hamilton Island Airport · Hamilton Island

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT024
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

YBPN

VFR

Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport · Proserpine

WIND: 200° / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

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