// 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

WIND

240°6 kt

FAMM · 4,181 FT

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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

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

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

// 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)

FBSK

VFR

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Gaborone

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

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