// 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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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,477 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

FAKM

—

Kimberley Airport · Kimberley

WIND: 260° / 2 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 83 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

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