// Station · 4h 37m ago · STALE
FAEO
Ermelo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / -1°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 5,700 FT
26.4956°S / 29.9798°E
LOCATION · Ermelo, ZA
WIND
290°6 kt
FAEO · 5,700 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / -1
ALTIM
30.27"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 290°/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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SPECI FAEO 110940Z 29006KT CAVOK 17/M01 Q1025
FAEO · day 11 at 09:40 UTC · wind from 290° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
290°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,085'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 6,700 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
6,900FT
+1,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +1,400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,700 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT5,352 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,900 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,200 ft above
FAEO's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+69%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+28%
-21%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:49ZSUNRISE
10:06ZSOLAR NOON
15:23ZSUNSET
15:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:49Z (1h 31m)
DAY LENGTH10h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:13Z
MOONSET12:47Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
FAKN
VFR
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · Mbombela
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 90 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
FDSK
VFR
King Mswati III International Airport · Mpaka
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 94 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
FAOR
VFR
O.R. Tambo International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 310° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 96 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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