// Station · 5m ago

FALE

King Shaka International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING BKN at 3,200 ft

T/Td 17°C / 16°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 295 FT

29.6144°S / 31.1197°E

LOCATION · Durban, ZA

WIND

VRB2 kt

FALE · 295 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

BKN032

LAYERS

FEW018 BKN032

T / Td

17 / 16

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.3 SM. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, a few at 1,800 ft, and broken at 3,200 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FALE 111500Z VRB02KT 7000 -SHRA FEW018 BKN032 17/16 Q1020 NOSIG

FALE · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 3,200 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 12,139'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 12,139'

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 +2°C

400FT

+105 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV295 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT94 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAMU (Mkuze Airport, Mkuze, elev 400 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-1%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN032

Broken · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,881 ft VFR MARGIN+200 ft

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

04:51ZSUNRISE

10:02ZSOLAR NOON

15:12ZSUNSET

15:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:38Z (33m) DAY LENGTH10h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:16Z MOONSET12:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FALE.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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