// Station · 15h 24m ago · STALE · HARD STALE
FABM
Bethlehem Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 7°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 5,561 FT
28.2484°S / 28.3361°E
LOCATION · Bethlehem, ZA
WIND
000°0 kt
FABM · 5,561 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 06Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
7 / 3
ALTIM
30.36"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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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SPECI FABM 140646Z 00000KT CAVOK 07/03 Q1028
FABM · day 14 at 06:46 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · temp 7°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
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 +2°C
5,400FT
-161 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,561 FT
OAT+7°C
ISA DELTA+2°C
PRESSURE ALT5,124 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAFB
(Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport, Ficksburg, elev 5,315 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+54%
-38%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+38%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-16%
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)
04:58ZSUNRISE
10:13ZSOLAR NOON
15:28ZSUNSET
15:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:54Z (17h 44m)
DAY LENGTH10h 30m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE05:04Z
MOONSET15:35Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// 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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