// Station · 50m ago

FAKM

Kimberley Airport

CAT —

WIND 320° / 11 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 22°C / 9°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 3,950 FT

28.8054°S / 24.7649°E

LOCATION · Kimberley, ZA

WIND

320°11 kt

FAKM · 3,950 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/11

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 9

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/11 kt. Visibility unreported 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 FAKM 270900Z AUTO 32011KT //// // ////// 22/09 Q1025

FAKM · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 11 kt · temp 22°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

320°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

28★ HDG 280° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,002'

02 HDG 020° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T5 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

10 HDG 100° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,950 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 +14°C

5,300FT

+1,350 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,950 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT3,602 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FALC (Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport, Lime Acres, elev 4,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+53%

-37%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+37%

-24%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+21%

-16%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,061 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:04ZSUNRISE

10:19ZSOLAR NOON

15:34ZSUNSET

15:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:59Z (6h 09m) DAY LENGTH10h 29m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:45Z MOONSET00:14Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

FABL

VFR

Bram Fischer International Airport · Bloemfontein

WIND: 340° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 83 NM E
AGE: 50m ago

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