// Station · 49m ago

FNCT

Catumbela Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 23 FT

12.4792°S / 13.4869°E

LOCATION · Catumbela, AO

WIND

320°5 kt

FNCT · 23 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT018

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,800 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 FNCT 271000Z 32005KT 9999 SCT018 26/23 Q1015

FNCT · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

320°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

02★ HDG 020° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,139'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

20 HDG 200° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,023 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 +11°C

1,300FT

+1,277 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-30 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,277 ft above FNCT's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,154 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:20ZSUNRISE

11:04ZSOLAR NOON

16:48ZSUNSET

17:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:11Z (6h 21m) DAY LENGTH11h 27m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:03Z MOONSET01:31Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FNHU

VFR

Albano Machado Airport · Huambo

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW011
DIST: 135 NM E
AGE: 49m ago

FNUB

VFR

Lubango Mukanka International Airport · Lubango

WIND: 070° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 147 NM S
AGE: 49m ago

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