// Station · 2h 11m ago · STALE

FXMM

Moshoeshoe I International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 5,348 FT

29.4563°S / 27.5545°E

LOCATION · Maseru(Mazenod), LS

WIND

000°0 kt

FXMM · 5,348 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT035

T / Td

15 / 1

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FXMM 111400Z 00000KT 9999 SCT035 15/01 Q1021 NOSIG

FXMM · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 10,498'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 10,498'

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 3,314'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 3,314'

Pattern altitude: 6,348 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 +10°C

6,300FT

+952 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,348 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT5,118 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +952 ft above FXMM's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+63%

-44%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+44%

-28%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+25%

-19%

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)

SCT035

Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,924 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:05ZSUNRISE

10:16ZSOLAR NOON

15:27ZSUNSET

15:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:53Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:33Z MOONSET12:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

FABL

VFR

Bram Fischer International Airport · Bloemfontein

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 69 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

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