// Station · 22m ago

FBSK

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / -2°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 3,299 FT

24.5552°S / 25.9182°E

LOCATION · Gaborone, BW

WIND

200°5 kt

FBSK · 3,299 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / -2

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/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 FBSK 111400Z 20005KT 100V270 CAVOK 25/M02 Q1018 NOSIG

FBSK · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,123'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +16°C

5,100FT

+1,801 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,299 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT3,157 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 +1,801 ft above FBSK'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 LEVEL15,925 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:01ZSUNRISE

10:22ZSOLAR NOON

15:44ZSUNSET

16:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:08Z (1h 45m) DAY LENGTH10h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:25Z MOONSET13:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

FAMM

VFR

Mmabatho International Airport · Mafeking

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

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