// Station · 57m ago

FALE

King Shaka International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 18°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 295 FT

29.6144°S / 31.1197°E

LOCATION · Durban, ZA

WIND

060°6 kt

FALE · 295 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 18

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/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 FALE 271200Z 06006KT 020V100 CAVOK 24/18 Q1017 NOSIG

FALE · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

06★ HDG 060° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 12,139'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

24 HDG 240° T6 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,295 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 +9°C

1,300FT

+1,005 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV295 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT183 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAUL (Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport, Ulundi, elev 1,720 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 LEVEL12,416 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:40ZSUNRISE

09:54ZSOLAR NOON

15:07ZSUNSET

15:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:32Z (2h 35m) DAY LENGTH10h 26m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE13:28Z MOONSET23:54Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FALE.

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