// Station · 16h 19m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FASB

Springbok Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 2°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 2,690 FT

29.6893°S / 17.9396°E

LOCATION · Springbok, ZA

WIND

280°11 kt

FASB · 2,690 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 2

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/11 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

SPECI FASB 120844Z 28011KT CAVOK 24/02 Q1019

FASB · day 12 at 08:44 UTC · wind from 280° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 11 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

28★ HDG 280° H11 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,213'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

10 HDG 100° T11 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 3,690 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

4,200FT

+1,510 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,690 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT2,519 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAFR (Fraserburg Airport, Fraseburg, elev 4,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+42%

-29%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+29%

-19%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+17%

-13%

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 LEVEL14,811 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

04:14ZSUNRISE

10:35ZSOLAR NOON

16:57ZSUNSET

17:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:21Z (16h 17m) DAY LENGTH12h 43m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE05:35Z MOONSET18:18Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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