// Station · 30m ago
FHAW
RAF Ascension Island
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 17 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 278 FT
7.9702°S / 14.3927°W
LOCATION · Cat Hill, SH
WIND
150°17 kt
FHAW · 278 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/17
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW030
T / Td
28 / 18
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 150°/17 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FHAW 111350Z 15017KT 9999 FEW030 28/18 Q1016 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
FHAW · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 150° at 17 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 17 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
150°17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H16 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,019'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T16 kt
X6 kt LEFT
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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 +13°C
1,800FT
+1,522 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV278 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT196 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,522 ft above
FHAW's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)
07:13ZSUNRISE
13:04ZSOLAR NOON
18:54ZSUNSET
19:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:17Z (4h 56m)
DAY LENGTH11h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE04:37Z
MOONSET16:18Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FHAW.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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