// Station · 49m ago

FAPE

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 226 FT

33.9897°S / 25.6173°E

LOCATION · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), ZA

WIND

310°4 kt

FAPE · 226 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

20 / 13

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/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 FAPE 270900Z 31004KT 280V010 CAVOK 20/13 Q1020 NOSIG

FAPE · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

310°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 7,087'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 7,087'

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 5,502'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 5,502'

Pattern altitude: 1,226 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 +5°C

600FT

+374 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV226 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT25 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAEL (King Phalo Airport, East London, elev 435 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 LEVEL10,327 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:12ZSUNRISE

10:16ZSOLAR NOON

15:19ZSUNSET

15:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:46Z (5h 57m) DAY LENGTH10h 07m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:53Z MOONSET00:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FAEL

VFR

King Phalo Airport · East London

WIND: 210° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 125 NM NE
AGE: 49m ago

FAGG

VFR → MVFR 22Z

George Airport · George

WIND: 130° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 161 NM W
AGE: 49m ago

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