// Station · 59m ago
FAWB
Wonderboom Airport
CAT —
WIND 290° / 4 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 24°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 4,095 FT
25.6539°S / 28.2242°E
LOCATION · Pretoria, ZA
WIND
290°4 kt
FAWB · 4,095 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/4
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 3
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 290°/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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METAR FAWB 271200Z AUTO 29004KT //// // ////// 24/03 Q1024
FAWB · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 4 kt · temp 24°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
290°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
5,998'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
5,998'
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
4,200'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
4,200'
Pattern altitude: 5,095 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 +16°C
5,800FT
+1,705 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,095 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT3,776 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAOR
(O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, elev 5,558 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:44ZSUNRISE
10:05ZSOLAR NOON
15:26ZSUNSET
15:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:51Z (2h 51m)
DAY LENGTH10h 41m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE13:31Z
MOONSET00:13Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
FAWK
—
Waterkloof Air Force Base · Pretoria
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 59m ago
FALA
VFR
Lanseria International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 59m ago
FAOR
VFR
O.R. Tambo International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 29m ago
FAGM
VFR
Rand Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 280° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM S
- AGE
- 59m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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