// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE
FAEL
King Phalo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,100 ft
T/Td 14°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 435 FT
33.0356°S / 27.8259°E
LOCATION · East London, ZA
WIND
030°4 kt
FAEL · 435 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN031
LAYERS
BKN031 OVC045
T / Td
14 / 13
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 3,100 ft. Light winds at 030°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 3,100 ft, and overcast at 4,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FAEL 111400Z 03004KT 350V050 9999 -RA BKN031 OVC045 14/13 Q1024
FAEL · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 3,100 ft · overcast at 4,500 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · weather: -RA
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
030°4 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
05:12ZSUNRISE
10:15ZSOLAR NOON
15:18ZSUNSET
15:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:45Z (43m)
DAY LENGTH10h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:37Z
MOONSET12:43Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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