// Station · 49m ago

FXMM

Moshoeshoe I International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16°C / 7°C

ALTIM 30.39 inHg

ELEV 5,348 FT

29.4563°S / 27.5545°E

LOCATION · Maseru(Mazenod), LS

WIND

070°3 kt

FXMM · 5,348 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW035

T / Td

16 / 7

ALTIM

30.39"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FXMM 270900Z 07003KT 9999 FEW035 16/07 Q1029 NOSIG

FXMM · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.39" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°3 kt

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 +11°C

6,200FT

+852 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,348 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT4,882 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +852 ft above FXMM's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+62%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-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)

FEW035

Few · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,429 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:54ZSUNRISE

10:08ZSOLAR NOON

15:21ZSUNSET

15:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:47Z (5h 58m) DAY LENGTH10h 26m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:35Z MOONSET00:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

FABL

VFR

Bram Fischer International Airport · Bloemfontein

WIND: 340° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 69 NM W
AGE: 49m ago

FAUT

VFR

K. D. Matanzima Airport · Mthatha

WIND: 030° / 1 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 138 NM SE
AGE: 49m ago

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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