// Station · 52m ago

FAUT

K. D. Matanzima Airport

CAT —

WIND 250° / 19 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 16°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 2,400 FT

31.5464°S / 28.6734°E

LOCATION · Mthatha, ZA

WIND

250°19 kt

FAUT · 2,400 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/19

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

16 / 11

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 250°/19 kt. 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 130100Z AUTO 25019KT //// // ////// 16/11 Q1022

FAUT · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 19 kt · temp 16°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 19 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,921'

32 HDG 320° H6 kt X18 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 95%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T6 kt X18 kt RIGHT —

09 HDG 090° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

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 +5°C

2,800FT

+400 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,400 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT2,140 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAGR (Graaff Reinet Airport, Graaff-Reinet, elev 2,604 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 LEVEL10,481 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:29ZSUNRISE

09:52ZSOLAR NOON

16:15ZSUNSET

16:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:40Z (14h 47m) DAY LENGTH12h 45m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE04:52Z MOONSET17:38Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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