// Station · 4m ago

FHAW

RAF Ascension Island

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 14 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 17°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 278 FT

7.9702°S / 14.3927°W

LOCATION · Cat Hill, SH

WIND

140°14 kt

FHAW · 278 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/14

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW034

T / Td

27 / 17

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 140°/14 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,400 ft. 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 FHAW 111620Z 14014KT 9999 FEW034 27/17 Q1015 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

FHAW · day 11 at 16:20 UTC · wind from 140° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,400 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H14 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,019'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T14 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,278 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

1,700FT

+1,422 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV278 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT225 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,422 ft above FHAW's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW034

Few · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,914 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

07:13ZSUNRISE

13:04ZSOLAR NOON

18:54ZSUNSET

19:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:17Z (2h 53m) DAY LENGTH11h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE04:41Z MOONSET16:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FHAW.

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