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// Station · 10m ago

FBKE

Kasane International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 2°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,289 FT
17.8316°S / 25.1662°E
LOCATION · Kasane, BW
N
WIND
290°8 kt
FBKE · 3,289 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/8 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 111300Z 29008KT 250V320 CAVOK 26/02 Q1020

FBKE · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
290°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
26 HDG 260° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,562'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
08 HDG 080° T7 kt X4 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 +17°C

5,100FT
+1,811 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
5,400 4,100 2,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,289 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT3,088 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,420 FT FBKE ELEV · 3,289 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,420 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:52ZSUNRISE
10:25ZSOLAR NOON
15:59ZSUNSET
16:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:23Z (3h 12m) DAY LENGTH11h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:13Z MOONSET13:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FBKE.

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