// Station · 50m ago

FAUT

K. D. Matanzima Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 1 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 2,400 FT

31.5464°S / 28.6734°E

LOCATION · Mthatha, ZA

WIND

180°1 kt

FAUT · 2,400 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/1

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 12

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/1 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 FAUT 271000Z 18001KT CAVOK 21/12 Q1019

FAUT · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°1 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 +10°C

3,500FT

+1,100 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,400 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT2,229 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FAQT (Queenstown Airport, Queenstown, elev 3,637 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+35%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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 LEVEL13,006 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:54ZSUNRISE

10:03ZSOLAR NOON

15:12ZSUNSET

15:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:39Z (4h 48m) DAY LENGTH10h 18m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE13:37Z MOONSET23:55Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FAEL

VFR

King Phalo Airport · East London

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM SW
AGE: 50m ago

FXMM

VFR

Moshoeshoe I International Airport · Maseru(Mazenod)

WIND: 330° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 138 NM NW
AGE: 50m ago

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