// Station · 19m ago

FAUT

K. D. Matanzima Airport

CAT —

WIND 360° / 2 kt G12

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 8°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.59 inHg

ELEV 2,400 FT

31.5464°S / 28.6734°E

LOCATION · Mthatha, ZA

WIND

360°2 kt

FAUT · 2,400 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/2G12

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

8 / 6

ALTIM

30.59"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/2 kt, gusting 12. Visibility unreported 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 FAUT 122300Z AUTO 36002G12KT //// // ////// 08/06 Q1036

FAUT · day 12 at 23:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 2 kt, gusts to 12 kt · temp 8°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.59" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 2 ktG12

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

360°2G12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,530'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,530'

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 4,921'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 4,921'

Pattern altitude: 3,400 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 -4°C

1,300FT

-1,100 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,400 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT1,727 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAPJ (Port St Johns Airport, Port St Johns, elev 1,227 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 LEVEL6,440 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

04:44ZSUNRISE

10:11ZSOLAR NOON

15:38ZSUNSET

16:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:03Z (16h 44m) DAY LENGTH10h 53m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE04:27Z MOONSET15:21Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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