// Station · 11m ago

FAGG

George Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 648 FT

34.0056°S / 22.3789°E

LOCATION · George, ZA

WIND

140°7 kt

FAGG · 648 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW018

T / Td

15 / 11

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,800 ft. 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 FAGG 111300Z 14007KT 100V160 9999 FEW018 15/11 Q1022

FAGG · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,562'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T6 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,648 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

500FT

-148 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV648 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT388 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAMO (Mossel Bay Airport, Mossel Bay, elev 531 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,224 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

05:36ZSUNRISE

10:37ZSOLAR NOON

15:37ZSUNSET

16:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:05Z (2h 53m) DAY LENGTH10h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:58Z MOONSET12:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FAGG.

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