// Station · 10m ago
FAEL
King Phalo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 14°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 435 FT
33.0356°S / 27.8259°E
LOCATION · East London, ZA
WIND
VRB1 kt
FAEL · 435 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/1
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW034
T / Td
14 / 12
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/1 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,400 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FAEL 111500Z VRB01KT 9999 FEW034 14/12 Q1024
FAEL · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,400 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB1 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
6,362'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
6,362'
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
5,200'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
5,200'
Pattern altitude: 1,435 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
0FT
-435 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV435 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA-1°C
PRESSURE ALT116 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAPE
(Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), elev 226 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
05:12ZSUNRISE
10:15ZSOLAR NOON
15:18ZSUNSET
15:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:45Z (34m)
DAY LENGTH10h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:38Z
MOONSET12:44Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FAEL.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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