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// Station · 12m ago

FAMM

Mmabatho International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / -7°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 4,181 FT
25.7984°S / 25.5480°E
LOCATION · Mafeking, ZA
N
WIND
240°6 kt
FAMM · 4,181 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / -7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/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 FAMM 111400Z 24006KT CAVOK 22/M07 Q1020

FAMM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint -7°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22 HDG 220° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 15,157'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 5,181 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 +15°C

5,800FT
+1,619 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
6,200 4,650 3,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,181 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,980 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAEO (Ermelo Airport, Ermelo, elev 5,700 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,292 FT FAMM ELEV · 4,181 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,292 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:05ZSUNRISE
10:24ZSOLAR NOON
15:43ZSUNSET
16:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:07Z (1h 55m) DAY LENGTH10h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:29Z MOONSET13:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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