// Station · 10h 3m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FDMS

Matsapha International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 2,075 FT

26.5289°S / 31.3076°E

LOCATION · Manzini, SZ

WIND

070°3 kt

FDMS · 2,075 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 17

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/3 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 121500Z 07003KT CAVOK 29/17 Q1017 NOSIG

FDMS · day 12 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°3 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 +18°C

4,100FT

+2,025 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,075 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,963 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,025 ft above FDMS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,721 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:23ZSUNRISE

09:42ZSOLAR NOON

16:01ZSUNSET

16:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:24Z (15h 21m) DAY LENGTH12h 38m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE04:43Z MOONSET17:22Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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