// Station · 18h 2m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FABM

Bethlehem Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.33 inHg

ELEV 5,561 FT

28.2484°S / 28.3361°E

LOCATION · Bethlehem, ZA

WIND

250°4 kt

FABM · 5,561 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 07Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 12

ALTIM

30.33"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/4 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

SPECI FABM 120753Z 25004KT CAVOK 24/12 Q1027

FABM · day 12 at 07:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°4 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 +19°C

7,500FT

+1,939 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV5,561 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT5,154 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,939 ft above FABM's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+75%

-53%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+53%

-34%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+30%

-23%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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 LEVEL17,682 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

03:33ZSUNRISE

09:54ZSOLAR NOON

16:14ZSUNSET

16:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:38Z (14h 42m) DAY LENGTH12h 40m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE04:56Z MOONSET17:37Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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