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// FASB · Springbok Airport · Springbok

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// Station · 4h 15m ago · STALE

FASB

Springbok Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 2,690 FT
29.6893°S / 17.9396°E
LOCATION · Springbok, ZA
N
WIND
070°1 kt
FASB · 2,690 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/1
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/1 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 270955Z 07001KT CAVOK 20/03 Q1022

FASB · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
070°1 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 5,213'
28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 5,213'
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 +10°C

3,600FT
+910 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
3,700 3,350 3,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,690 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT2,430 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FASS (Sishen Airport, Sishen, elev 3,848 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,791 FT FASB ELEV · 2,690 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,791 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:33ZSUNRISE
10:46ZSOLAR NOON
15:59ZSUNSET
16:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:25Z (2h 15m) DAY LENGTH10h 25m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE14:23Z MOONSET00:49Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FYOG
VFR → MVFR 16Z
Oranjemund Airport · Oranjemund
WIND
180° / 12 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
103 NM NW
AGE
1h 10m ago

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