// Station · 58m ago

FALW

Langebaanweg Airport

CAT —

WIND 030° / 2 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 18°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 108 FT

32.9689°S / 18.1603°E

LOCATION · Langebaanweg, ZA

WIND

030°2 kt

FALW · 108 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/2

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

18 / 13

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/2 kt. Visibility unreported 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 FALW 271200Z AUTO 03002KT //// // ////// 18/13 Q1019

FALW · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 030° at 2 kt · temp 18°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

030°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

02R HDG 020° —CALM —— 7,689'

20L HDG 200° —CALM —— 7,689'

02L HDG 020° —CALM —— 7,680'

20R HDG 200° —CALM —— 7,680'

16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 6,533'

34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 6,533'

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 4,935'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 4,935'

Pattern altitude: 1,108 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 +3°C

300FT

+192 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV108 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT-63 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAVR (Vredendal Airport, Vredendal, elev 330 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+3%

-2%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+2%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-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 · 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 LEVEL9,199 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

05:40ZSUNRISE

10:45ZSOLAR NOON

15:51ZSUNSET

16:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:18Z (3h 20m) DAY LENGTH10h 11m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:27Z MOONSET00:38Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

FACT

MVFR

Cape Town International Airport · Cape Town

WIND: 330° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 64 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

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