// Station · 58m ago
FAPP
Polokwane International Airport
CAT —
WIND 320° / 5 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 22°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 4,076 FT
23.8453°S / 29.4586°E
LOCATION · Polokwane, ZA
WIND
320°5 kt
FAPP · 4,076 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/5
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 0
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/5 kt. Visibility unreported 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 FAPP 111400Z AUTO 32005KT //// // ////// 22/M00 Q1023
FAPP · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 5 kt · temp 22°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
320°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
01★
HDG 010°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,400'
05
HDG 050°
H0 kt
X5 kt LEFT
7,612'
23
HDG 230°
H0 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
7,612'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
19
HDG 190°
T3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
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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 +14°C
5,500FT
+1,424 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,076 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT3,787 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAGM
(Rand Airport, Johannesburg, elev 5,483 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+55%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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)
04:46ZSUNRISE
10:08ZSOLAR NOON
15:31ZSUNSET
15:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:55Z (56m)
DAY LENGTH10h 45m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:11Z
MOONSET12:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FAPP.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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