// Station · 49m ago

FAPP

Polokwane International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.36 inHg

ELEV 4,076 FT

23.8453°S / 29.4586°E

LOCATION · Polokwane, ZA

WIND

210°6 kt

FAPP · 4,076 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 13

ALTIM

30.36"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/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 FAPP 271000Z 21006KT CAVOK 27/13 Q1028 NOSIG

FAPP · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

210°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

19★ HDG 190° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,400'

23 HDG 230° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT 7,612'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01 HDG 010° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

05 HDG 050° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 +19°C

5,900FT

+1,824 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,076 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT3,639 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

+59%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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 LEVEL17,712 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:36ZSUNRISE

10:00ZSOLAR NOON

15:25ZSUNSET

15:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:49Z (4h 59m) DAY LENGTH10h 48m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE13:19Z MOONSET00:07Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FAWB

—

Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria

WIND: 300° / 2 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 128 NM SW
AGE: 49m ago

FAKN

VFR

Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · Mbombela

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 129 NM SE
AGE: 49m ago

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