// Station · 52m ago
FDSK
King Mswati III International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,092 FT
26.3586°S / 31.7169°E
LOCATION · Mpaka, SZ
WIND
040°9 kt
FDSK · 1,092 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW035
T / Td
25 / 15
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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 FDSK 271100Z 04009KT 9999 FEW035 25/15 Q1020 NOSIG
FDSK · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
040°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 11,811'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
20
HDG 200°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
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 +12°C
2,300FT
+1,208 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,092 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT891 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FDMS
(Matsapha International Airport, Manzini, elev 2,075 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
04:32ZSUNRISE
09:51ZSOLAR NOON
15:11ZSUNSET
15:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:36Z (3h 44m)
DAY LENGTH10h 39m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE13:16Z
MOONSET23:56Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
FDMS
VFR
Matsapha International Airport · Manzini
- WIND
- 270° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 52m ago
FQMA
MVFR
→
VFR
21Z
Maputo Airport · Maputo
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 53 NM NE
- AGE
- 52m ago
FAKN
VFR
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · Mbombela
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM NW
- AGE
- 52m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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