// 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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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC045

Overcast · base 4,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN031

Broken · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,506 ft VFR MARGIN+100 ft

// 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)

FAUT

—

K. D. Matanzima Airport · Mthatha

WIND: 170° / 7 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM NE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

FAPE

VFR

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 125 NM SW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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