// Station · 10h 30m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FAEO

Ermelo Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.39 inHg

ELEV 5,700 FT

26.4956°S / 29.9798°E

LOCATION · Ermelo, ZA

WIND

270°7 kt

FAEO · 5,700 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 07Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

20 / 6

ALTIM

30.39"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/7 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 FAEO 250742Z 27007KT CAVOK 20/06 Q1029

FAEO · day 25 at 07:42 UTC · wind from 270° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.39" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

31★ HDG 310° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,085'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

13 HDG 130° T5 kt X4 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 +15°C

7,100FT

+1,400 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV5,700 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT5,234 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,400 ft above FAEO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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 LEVEL15,801 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:21ZSUNRISE

10:03ZSOLAR NOON

15:45ZSUNSET

16:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:09Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 23m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE14:28Z MOONSET01:52Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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