// Station · 26m ago

FAKM

Kimberley Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20°C / 0°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 3,950 FT

28.8054°S / 24.7649°E

LOCATION · Kimberley, ZA

WIND

230°5 kt

FAKM · 3,950 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

20 / 0

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/5 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 FAKM 111400Z 23005KT CAVOK 20/M00 Q1020 NOSIG

FAKM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

20★ HDG 200° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'

28 HDG 280° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 8,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10 HDG 100° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

02 HDG 020° T4 kt X3 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 +12°C

5,200FT

+1,250 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,950 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT3,749 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

+52%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-23%

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 LEVEL14,051 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:14ZSUNRISE

10:27ZSOLAR NOON

15:39ZSUNSET

16:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:05Z (1h 39m) DAY LENGTH10h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:39Z MOONSET13:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FABL

VFR

Bram Fischer International Airport · Bloemfontein

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 83 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

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