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// FAUP · Upington Airport · Upington

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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
N
WIND
180°4 kt
FAUP · 2,782 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 0
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

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// 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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 ↗ +700 FT
4,500 2,900 1,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,893 FT FAUP ELEV · 2,782 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,893 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:28ZSUNRISE
10:41ZSOLAR NOON
15:54ZSUNSET
16:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:20Z (1h 18m) DAY LENGTH10h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:53Z MOONSET13:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FAUP.

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