// Station · 59m ago
FABL
Bram Fischer International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 4,457 FT
29.0927°S / 26.3024°E
LOCATION · Bloemfontein, ZA
WIND
310°9 kt
FABL · 4,457 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW025
T / Td
23 / 7
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 310°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FABL 271200Z 31009KT 270V330 9999 FEW025 23/07 Q1024 NOSIG
FABL · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
310°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,202'
02
HDG 020°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
20
HDG 200°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
12
HDG 120°
T9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,457 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 +16°C
6,100FT
+1,643 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,457 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT4,138 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAEO
(Ermelo Airport, Ermelo, elev 5,700 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+61%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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+2)
04:59ZSUNRISE
10:13ZSOLAR NOON
15:27ZSUNSET
15:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:53Z (2h 53m)
DAY LENGTH10h 28m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE13:46Z
MOONSET00:14Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
FXMM
VFR
Moshoeshoe I International Airport · Maseru(Mazenod)
- WIND
- 350° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT035
- DIST
- 69 NM E
- AGE
- 59m ago
FAKM
VFR
Kimberley Airport · Kimberley
- WIND
- 330° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 83 NM W
- AGE
- 59m ago
FAUT
—
K. D. Matanzima Airport · Mthatha
- WIND
- 160° / 1 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 192 NM SE
- AGE
- 59m ago
FAGM
VFR
Rand Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 280° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 197 NM NE
- AGE
- 59m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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