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// FAPP · Polokwane International Airport · Polokwane

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FAPP

Polokwane International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 4,076 FT
23.8453°S / 29.4586°E
LOCATION · Polokwane, ZA
N
WIND
110°7 kt
FAPP · 4,076 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/7 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 251600Z 11007KT CAVOK 23/09 Q1025 NOSIG

FAPP · day 25 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
110°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
05★ HDG 050° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,612'
19 HDG 190° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
01 HDG 010° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT —
23 HDG 230° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT —
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 +15°C

5,600FT
+1,524 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV4,076 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,728 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAOR (O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, elev 5,558 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-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. 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,692 FT FAPP ELEV · 4,076 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,692 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:21ZSUNRISE
10:05ZSOLAR NOON
15:50ZSUNSET
16:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:13Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 28m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE14:25Z MOONSET01:54Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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