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// FAGM · Rand Airport · Johannesburg

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// Station · 4h 14m ago · STALE

FAGM

Rand Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / -10°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 5,483 FT
26.2425°S / 28.1512°E
LOCATION · Johannesburg, ZA
N
WIND
230°8 kt
FAGM · 5,483 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / -10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 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

METAR FAGM 251400Z 23008KT CAVOK 24/M10 Q1025

FAGM · day 25 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint -10°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
230°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
29★ HDG 290° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,617'
17 HDG 170° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
11 HDG 110° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —
35 HDG 350° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 6,483 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 +19°C

7,400FT
+1,917 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV5,483 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT5,135 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,917 ft above FAGM's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+74%
-52%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+52%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-22%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,604 FT FAGM ELEV · 5,483 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,604 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:28ZSUNRISE
10:11ZSOLAR NOON
15:53ZSUNSET
16:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:16Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 24m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE14:35Z MOONSET01:59Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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