// Station · 6h 21m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FDMS

Matsapha International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 2,075 FT

26.5289°S / 31.3076°E

LOCATION · Manzini, SZ

WIND

080°13 kt

FDMS · 2,075 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 11

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/13 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 FDMS 251400Z 08013KT CAVOK 27/11 Q1019 NOSIG

FDMS · day 25 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 13 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,530'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,075 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

3,800FT

+1,725 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,075 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,904 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FDNH (Nhlangano Airport, Nhlangano, elev 3,522 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,711 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:16ZSUNRISE

09:58ZSOLAR NOON

15:40ZSUNSET

16:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:03Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 23m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE14:27Z MOONSET01:51Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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