// Station · 9h 17m ago · STALE · HARD STALE
FAGM
Rand Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 8 kt
VIS 5.6 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13°C / -6°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 5,483 FT
26.2425°S / 28.1512°E
LOCATION · Johannesburg, ZA
WIND
330°8 kt
FAGM · 5,483 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 07Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/8
VIS
5.6 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
13 / -6
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 330°/8 kt. Visibility 5.6 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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METAR FAGM 110700Z 33008KT 9000 NSC 13/M06 Q1024
FAGM · day 11 at 07:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 8 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
330°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
35★
HDG 350°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,898'
29
HDG 290°
H6 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
5,617'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
11
HDG 110°
T6 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
17
HDG 170°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +8°C
6,200FT
+717 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV5,483 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT5,164 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAEO
(Ermelo Airport, Ermelo, elev 5,700 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+62%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%
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)
04:56ZSUNRISE
10:13ZSOLAR NOON
15:31ZSUNSET
15:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:56Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:24Z
MOONSET12:59Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
FAOR
VFR
O.R. Tambo International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 340° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
FALA
VFR
Lanseria International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
FAWK
—
Waterkloof Air Force Base · Pretoria
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
FAWB
—
Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria
- WIND
- 120° / 1 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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