// Station · 19m ago
FALA
Lanseria International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 19°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 4,517 FT
25.9390°S / 27.9266°E
LOCATION · Johannesburg, ZA
WIND
320°10 kt
FALA · 4,517 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
19 / -3
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 320°/10 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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METAR FALA 111400Z 32010KT 290V350 CAVOK 19/M03 Q1022 NOSIG
FALA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
320°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H3 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,996'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
07
HDG 070°
T3 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,517 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
5,700FT
+1,183 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,517 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT4,257 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAOR
(O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, elev 5,558 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+57%
-40%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+40%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%
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
10:14ZSOLAR NOON
15:33ZSUNSET
15:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:58Z (1h 38m)
DAY LENGTH10h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:20Z
MOONSET12:57Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
FAWK
—
Waterkloof Air Force Base · Pretoria
- WIND
- 310° / 8 ktG19
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
FAOR
VFR
O.R. Tambo International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 310° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
FAWB
—
Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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