Medium Regional Airport • Kota Kinabalu, 12, MY
Elevation: 10 ft (3 m) • 5.9327, 116.0493
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (WBKK / BKI) is a medium regional airport serving Kota Kinabalu, 12, MY, situated at an elevation of 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR WBKK 042030Z 12003KT 9999 FEW014 25/24 Q1010 NOSIG
TAF WBKK 041700Z 0418/0518 12005KT 9999 FEW014 TEMPO 0506/0510 4000 TSRA FEW010 FEW015CB SCT035
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM