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// Station · 58m ago

FYGF

Grootfontein Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 4,636 FT
19.6022°S / 18.1227°E
LOCATION · Grootfontein, NA
N
WIND
050°5 kt
FYGF · 4,636 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 FYGF 271200Z 05005KT CAVOK 25/05 Q1025

FYGF · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
050°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
08 HDG 080° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,680'
35 HDG 350° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 3,412'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
17 HDG 170° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT
26 HDG 260° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 5,636 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 +18°C

6,500FT
+1,864 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
6,800 5,500 4,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,636 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT4,288 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,864 ft above FYGF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+65%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,262 FT FYGF ELEV · 4,636 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,262 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:14ZSUNRISE
10:46ZSOLAR NOON
16:18ZSUNSET
16:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:41Z (3h 42m) DAY LENGTH11h 03m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:01Z MOONSET01:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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