// Station · 1h 11m ago · STALE
FAWK
Waterkloof Air Force Base
CAT —
WIND 340° / 9 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 19°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 4,940 FT
25.8300°S / 28.2225°E
LOCATION · Pretoria, ZA
WIND
340°9 kt
FAWK · 4,940 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/9
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
19 / -3
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 340°/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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METAR FAWK 111200Z AUTO 34009KT //// // ////// 19/M03 Q1023
FAWK · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 9 kt · temp 19°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 340° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
340°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
01★
HDG 010°
H8 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 11,001'
06
HDG 060°
H2 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
24
HDG 240°
T2 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
19
HDG 190°
T8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,940 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 +13°C
6,200FT
+1,260 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,940 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT4,651 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FAEO
(Ermelo Airport, Ermelo, elev 5,700 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+62%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%
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)
04:55ZSUNRISE
10:13ZSOLAR NOON
15:32ZSUNSET
15:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:57Z (2h 46m)
DAY LENGTH10h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE02:16Z
MOONSET12:54Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
FAWB
—
Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria
- WIND
- 310° / 9 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 11m ago
FALA
VFR
Lanseria International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 320° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
FAOR
VFR
O.R. Tambo International Airport · Johannesburg
- WIND
- 280° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 41m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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