// Station · 16m ago
FABL
Bram Fischer International Airport
CAT —
WIND 150° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 4°C / -1°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 4,457 FT
29.0927°S / 26.3024°E
LOCATION · Bloemfontein, ZA
WIND
150°3 kt
FABL · 4,457 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
4 / -1
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 150°/3 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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METAR FABL 112100Z AUTO 15003KT 9999 // ///////// 04/M01 Q1023
FABL · day 11 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 4°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
150°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
8,396'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
8,396'
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
7,202'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
7,202'
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 -3°C
3,800FT
-657 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV4,457 FT
OAT+4°C
ISA DELTA-3°C
PRESSURE ALT4,168 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAKM
(Kimberley Airport, Kimberley, elev 3,950 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
05:09ZSUNRISE
10:21ZSOLAR NOON
15:33ZSUNSET
15:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:59Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9%
MOONRISE02:47Z
MOONSET13:11Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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