// Station · 16m ago

FAUT

K. D. Matanzima Airport

CAT —

WIND 170° / 9 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 14°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

ELEV 2,400 FT

31.5464°S / 28.6734°E

LOCATION · Mthatha, ZA

WIND

170°9 kt

FAUT · 2,400 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/9

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 12

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/9 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 251600Z AUTO 17009KT //// // ////// 14/12 Q1024

FAUT · day 25 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 9 kt · temp 14°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,530'

09 HDG 090° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

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 +3°C

2,500FT

+100 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,400 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT2,081 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

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 LEVEL9,471 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:32ZSUNRISE

10:09ZSOLAR NOON

15:46ZSUNSET

16:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:10Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE14:34Z MOONSET01:48Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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