// Station · 13m ago

FAKM

Kimberley Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19°C / -1°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 3,950 FT

28.8054°S / 24.7649°E

LOCATION · Kimberley, ZA

WIND

250°6 kt

FAKM · 3,950 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / -1

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/6 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 111500Z 25006KT CAVOK 19/M01 Q1020 NOSIG

FAKM · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

28★ HDG 280° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,002'

20 HDG 200° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

10 HDG 100° T5 kt X3 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 +11°C

5,100FT

+1,150 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,950 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+11°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

+51%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 LEVEL13,546 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:14ZSUNRISE

10:27ZSOLAR NOON

15:39ZSUNSET

16:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:05Z (52m) DAY LENGTH10h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:40Z MOONSET13:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FABL

VFR

Bram Fischer International Airport · Bloemfontein

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 83 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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