// Station · 5m ago

FAUT

K. D. Matanzima Airport

CAT —

WIND 160° / 4 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 12°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 2,400 FT

31.5464°S / 28.6734°E

LOCATION · Mthatha, ZA

WIND

160°4 kt

FAUT · 2,400 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/4

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

12 / 11

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/4 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 111300Z AUTO 16004KT //// // ////// 12/11 Q1022

FAUT · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 4 kt · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

160°4 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 +1°C

2,300FT

-100 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,400 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+1°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

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 LEVEL8,461 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:05ZSUNRISE

10:11ZSOLAR NOON

15:18ZSUNSET

15:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:44Z (2h 38m) DAY LENGTH10h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:26Z MOONSET12:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FAEL

VFR

King Phalo Airport · East London

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC036
DIST: 99 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

FXMM

VFR

Moshoeshoe I International Airport · Maseru(Mazenod)

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT035
DIST: 138 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

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