// Station · 11m 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

// 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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 —

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,187 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:46ZSUNRISE

10:08ZSOLAR NOON

15:31ZSUNSET

15:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:55Z (1h 44m) DAY LENGTH10h 45m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:10Z MOONSET12:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FAPP.

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