// Station · 50m ago

FAPP

Polokwane International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 1 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 4,076 FT

23.8453°S / 29.4586°E

LOCATION · Polokwane, ZA

WIND

060°1 kt

FAPP · 4,076 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/1

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 11

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/1 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 FAPP 130900Z 06001KT CAVOK 31/11 Q1025 NOSIG

FAPP · day 13 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

060°1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 8,400'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 8,400'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 7,612'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 7,612'

Pattern altitude: 5,076 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 +23°C

6,500FT

+2,424 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV4,076 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT3,728 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,424 ft above FAPP's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+65%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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 LEVEL19,733 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:32ZSUNRISE

09:49ZSOLAR NOON

16:06ZSUNSET

16:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:29Z (6h 39m) DAY LENGTH12h 34m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION5% MOONRISE05:11Z MOONSET17:45Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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