// Station · 13m ago

FAPE

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,500 ft

T/Td 17°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

ELEV 226 FT

33.9897°S / 25.6173°E

LOCATION · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), ZA

WIND

140°5 kt

FAPE · 226 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN045

LAYERS

FEW035 BKN045

T / Td

17 / 12

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,500 ft. Light winds at 140°/5 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 3,500 ft, and broken at 4,500 ft. 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 111400Z 14005KT 110V180 9999 FEW035 BKN045 17/12 Q1023 NOSIG

FAPE · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 4,500 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

140°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,502'

08 HDG 080° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 7,087'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

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 +2°C

200FT

-26 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV226 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-63 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

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN045

Broken · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW035

Few · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,812 ft VFR MARGIN+1,500 ft

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

05:23ZSUNRISE

10:24ZSOLAR NOON

15:24ZSUNSET

15:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:52Z (1h 39m) DAY LENGTH10h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:47Z MOONSET12:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FAEL

VFR

King Phalo Airport · East London

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN031
DIST: 125 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

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