// Station · 14m ago

FBKE

Kasane International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 3,289 FT

17.8316°S / 25.1662°E

LOCATION · Kasane, BW

WIND

300°5 kt

FBKE · 3,289 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / 1

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/5 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 FBKE 111500Z 30005KT 270V340 CAVOK 25/01 Q1019

FBKE · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

300°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,562'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,289 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

5,100FT

+1,811 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,289 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT3,118 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,811 ft above FBKE's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+51%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 LEVEL15,915 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:52ZSUNRISE

10:25ZSOLAR NOON

15:59ZSUNSET

16:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:23Z (1h 08m) DAY LENGTH11h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:18Z MOONSET13:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

FYKM

—

Katima Mulilo Airport · Mpacha

WIND: 080° / 1 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

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