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// FACT · Cape Town International Airport · Cape Town

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FACT

Cape Town International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 151 FT
33.9740°S / 18.6043°E
LOCATION · Cape Town, ZA
N
WIND
240°6 kt
FACT · 151 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/6 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 FACT 112000Z 24006KT 200V270 CAVOK 14/09 Q1020 NOSIG

FACT · day 11 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
240°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
19★ HDG 190° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,502'
16 HDG 160° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34 HDG 340° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —
01 HDG 010° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,151 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 -1°C

-200FT
-351 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
900 -350 -1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV151 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-50 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FASD (Saldanha/Vredenburg Airport, Saldanha-Vredenburg, elev 50 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,222 FT FACT ELEV · 151 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,222 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

05:51ZSUNRISE
10:52ZSOLAR NOON
15:52ZSUNSET
16:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:20Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE03:29Z MOONSET13:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

FALW
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Langebaanweg Airport · Langebaanweg
WIND
CALM
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
DIST
64 NM N
AGE
1h 3m ago

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