// Station · 49m ago

FAMM

Mmabatho International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21°C / 9°C

ALTIM 30.36 inHg

ELEV 4,181 FT

25.7984°S / 25.5480°E

LOCATION · Mafeking, ZA

WIND

280°3 kt

FAMM · 4,181 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 9

ALTIM

30.36"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/3 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 270900Z 28003KT CAVOK 21/09 Q1028 NOSIG

FAMM · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°3 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 +13°C

5,400FT

+1,219 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,181 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT3,744 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAGC (Grand Central Airport, Midrand, elev 5,325 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+54%

-38%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+38%

-24%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-16%

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 LEVEL14,787 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:55ZSUNRISE

10:16ZSOLAR NOON

15:37ZSUNSET

16:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:01Z (6h 12m) DAY LENGTH10h 41m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:36Z MOONSET00:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

FBSK

VFR

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Gaborone

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 49m ago

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