// Station · 9h 34m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FADY

De Aar Military Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21°C / 7°C

ALTIM 30.36 inHg

ELEV 4,037 FT

30.6365°S / 23.9197°E

LOCATION · De Aar, ZA

WIND

320°3 kt

FADY · 4,037 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 7

ALTIM

30.36"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/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

SPECI FADY 300953Z 32003KT CAVOK 21/07 Q1028

FADY · day 30 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 320° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

320°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 7,480'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 7,480'

Pattern altitude: 5,037 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 +13°C

5,200FT

+1,163 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,037 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT3,600 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FALC (Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport, Lime Acres, elev 4,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+52%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+21%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,643 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:13ZSUNRISE

10:23ZSOLAR NOON

15:32ZSUNSET

15:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:59Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 19m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE16:40Z MOONSET02:59Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FAKM

VFR

Kimberley Airport · Kimberley

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 118 NM N
AGE: 1h 27m ago

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