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// FALE · King Shaka International Airport · Durban

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FALE

King Shaka International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 295 FT
29.6144°S / 31.1197°E
LOCATION · Durban, ZA
N
WIND
230°7 kt
FALE · 295 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/7 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 130000Z 23007KT CAVOK 22/20 Q1012 NOSIG

FALE · day 13 at 00:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
24★ HDG 240° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,139'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
06 HDG 060° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT —
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 +8°C

1,200FT
+905 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV295 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT331 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAPJ (Port St Johns Airport, Port St Johns, elev 1,227 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
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. 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,406 FT FALE ELEV · 295 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,406 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:21ZSUNRISE
09:42ZSOLAR NOON
16:04ZSUNSET
16:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:28Z (15h 23m) DAY LENGTH12h 42m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE04:42Z MOONSET17:25Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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