// Station · 11h 32m ago · STALE · HARD STALE
FABM
Bethlehem Airport
CAT —
WIND 090° / 2 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 14°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.47 inHg
ELEV 5,561 FT
28.2484°S / 28.3361°E
LOCATION · Bethlehem, ZA
WIND
090°2 kt
FABM · 5,561 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 07Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/2
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
14 / 9
ALTIM
30.47"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 090°/2 kt. Visibility unreported 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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SPECI FABM 300755Z AUTO 09002KT //// // ////// 14/09 Q1032
FABM · day 30 at 07:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 2 kt · temp 14°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.47" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
090°2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
4,301'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
4,301'
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
3,855'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
3,855'
Pattern altitude: 6,561 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 +9°C
6,100FT
+539 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,561 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT5,006 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:50ZSUNRISE
10:05ZSOLAR NOON
15:20ZSUNSET
15:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:45Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE16:17Z
MOONSET02:46Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FABM.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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