// Station · 2h 19m ago · STALE
FDMS
Matsapha International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,500 ft
T/Td 20°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 2,075 FT
26.5289°S / 31.3076°E
LOCATION · Manzini, SZ
WIND
180°4 kt
FDMS · 2,075 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN035
LAYERS
BKN035
T / Td
20 / 11
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 3,500 ft. Light winds at 180°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 3,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FDMS 111500Z 18004KT 9999 BKN035 20/11 Q1019 NOSIG
FDMS · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 3,500 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
180°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
8,530'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
8,530'
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 +9°C
3,000FT
+925 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,075 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT1,904 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,000 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +925 ft above
FDMS's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:44ZSUNRISE
10:01ZSOLAR NOON
15:18ZSUNSET
15:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:43Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE02:14Z
MOONSET12:48Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
FDSK
VFR
King Mswati III International Airport · Mpaka
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 24 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
FAKN
VFR
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · Mbombela
- WIND
- 070° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 70 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
FQMA
VFR
Maputo Airport · Maputo
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 77 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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