// Station · 52m ago

FAUP

Upington Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / 9°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 2,782 FT

28.4002°S / 21.2636°E

LOCATION · Upington, ZA

WIND

310°5 kt

FAUP · 2,782 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / 9

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/5 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 FAUP 271000Z 31005KT CAVOK 25/09 Q1022 NOSIG

FAUP · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

310°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

35★ HDG 350° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 16,076'

01 HDG 010° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 7,998'

26 HDG 260° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 2,736'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

19 HDG 190° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

17 HDG 170° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

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 +15°C

4,300FT

+1,518 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,782 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT2,522 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAKU (Johan Pienaar Airport, Kuruman, elev 4,382 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+43%

-30%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+30%

-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.

// 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 LEVEL15,408 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:17ZSUNRISE

10:33ZSOLAR NOON

15:49ZSUNSET

16:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (5h 22m) DAY LENGTH10h 31m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:00Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FAKM

VFR

Kimberley Airport · Kimberley

WIND: 310° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 186 NM E
AGE: 52m ago

FASB

VFR

Springbok Airport · Springbok

WIND: 070° / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 191 NM SW
AGE: 57m ago

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