// Station · 11m ago

FAMM

Mmabatho International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 17°C / -6°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 4,181 FT

25.7984°S / 25.5480°E

LOCATION · Mafeking, ZA

WIND

250°4 kt

FAMM · 4,181 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

17 / -6

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/4 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 111600Z 25004KT CAVOK 17/M06 Q1021 NOSIG

FAMM · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 15,157'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 15,157'

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 +10°C

5,100FT

+919 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,181 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT3,951 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAWI (Witbank Airport, Witbank, elev 5,078 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+51%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 LEVEL12,767 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:05ZSUNRISE

10:24ZSOLAR NOON

15:43ZSUNSET

16:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:07Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:33Z MOONSET13:10Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FBSK

VFR

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Gaborone

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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