// Station · 6m ago

FDSK

King Mswati III International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 1,092 FT

26.3586°S / 31.7169°E

LOCATION · Mpaka, SZ

WIND

350°3 kt

FDSK · 1,092 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 11

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 350°/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 FDSK 111500Z 35003KT CAVOK 21/11 Q1018 NOSIG

FDSK · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

350°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 11,811'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 11,811'

Pattern altitude: 2,092 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

1,900FT

+808 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,092 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT950 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FDST (Siteki Airport, Siteki, elev 2,220 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 LEVEL11,698 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:42ZSUNRISE

09:59ZSOLAR NOON

15:17ZSUNSET

15:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:42Z (36m) DAY LENGTH10h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:07Z MOONSET12:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

FDMS

VFR

Matsapha International Airport · Manzini

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

FQMA

VFR → MVFR 22Z

Maputo Airport · Maputo

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 1h 6m ago

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