// Station · 18m ago
FAUP
Upington Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 2,782 FT
28.4002°S / 21.2636°E
LOCATION · Upington, ZA
WIND
180°4 kt
FAUP · 2,782 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 0
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/4 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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METAR FAUP 111400Z 18004KT CAVOK 22/M00 Q1019 NOSIG
FAUP · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
180°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
16,076'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
16,076'
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
7,998'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
7,998'
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
2,736'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
2,736'
Pattern altitude: 3,782 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 +12°C
4,100FT
+1,318 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,782 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT2,611 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FADY
(De Aar Military Airport, De Aar, elev 4,037 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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+1)
05:28ZSUNRISE
10:41ZSOLAR NOON
15:54ZSUNSET
16:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 35m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:20Z (2h 01m)
DAY LENGTH10h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:52Z
MOONSET13:18Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FAUP.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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