// Station · 29m ago

FAKM

Kimberley Airport

CAT —

WIND 240° / 6 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 15°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 3,950 FT

28.8054°S / 24.7649°E

LOCATION · Kimberley, ZA

WIND

240°6 kt

FAKM · 3,950 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/6

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

15 / 13

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/6 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 130200Z AUTO 24006KT //// // ////// 15/13 Q1021

FAKM · day 13 at 02:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · temp 15°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

240°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

20★ HDG 200° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'

28 HDG 280° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 8,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

10 HDG 100° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +7°C

4,600FT

+650 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV3,950 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT3,720 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAKU (Johan Pienaar Airport, Kuruman, elev 4,382 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+46%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,526 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:47ZSUNRISE

10:08ZSOLAR NOON

16:29ZSUNSET

16:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:53Z (14h 23m) DAY LENGTH12h 41m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE05:11Z MOONSET17:53Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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