// Station · 28m ago
FAOR
O.R. Tambo International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / -4°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 5,558 FT
26.1401°S / 28.2468°E
LOCATION · Johannesburg, ZA
WIND
300°9 kt
FAOR · 5,558 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / -4
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 300°/9 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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METAR FAOR 111330Z 30009KT 270V350 CAVOK 17/M04 Q1023 NOSIG
FAOR · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 300° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 9 kt
4 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
WIND
300°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
03L★
HDG 030°
H0 kt
X9 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 14,495'
21R
HDG 210°
H0 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
03R
HDG 030°
H0 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
21L
HDG 210°
H0 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 6,558 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 +12°C
6,800FT
+1,242 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,558 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT5,269 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,800 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,242 ft above
FAOR's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+68%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:55ZSUNRISE
10:13ZSOLAR NOON
15:31ZSUNSET
15:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:56Z (1h 58m)
DAY LENGTH10h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:18Z
MOONSET12:54Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
FAWK
—
Waterkloof Air Force Base · Pretoria
- WIND
- 330° / 7 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
FALA
VFR
Lanseria International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 320° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 58m ago
FAWB
—
Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria
- WIND
- 330° / 8 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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