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// FBSK · Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Gaborone

// Station · 6m ago

FBSK

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 3,299 FT
24.5552°S / 25.9182°E
LOCATION · Gaborone, BW
N
WIND
120°6 kt
FBSK · 3,299 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/6 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 FBSK 130100Z 12006KT CAVOK 17/08 Q1019 NOSIG

FBSK · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
120°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08★ HDG 080° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,123'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 4,299 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 +8°C

4,100FT
+801 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV3,299 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT3,128 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FBJW (Jwaneng Airport, Jwaneng, elev 3,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,885 FT FBSK ELEV · 3,299 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,885 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:45ZSUNRISE
10:03ZSOLAR NOON
16:21ZSUNSET
16:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:44Z (15h 38m) DAY LENGTH12h 35m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE05:06Z MOONSET17:42Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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