// Station · 12m ago
FYGF
Grootfontein Airport
CAT —
WIND 320° / 4 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 17°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 4,636 FT
19.6022°S / 18.1227°E
LOCATION · Grootfontein, NA
WIND
320°4 kt
FYGF · 4,636 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/4
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 0
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/4 kt. Visibility unreported 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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METAR FYGF 111800Z AUTO 32004KT //// // ////// 17/M00 Q1023
FYGF · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 4 kt · temp 17°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
320°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
11,680'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
11,680'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
3,412'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
3,412'
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 +11°C
5,600FT
+964 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,636 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT4,347 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FYWE
(Eros Airport, Windhoek, elev 5,575 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)
05:23ZSUNRISE
10:54ZSOLAR NOON
16:24ZSUNSET
16:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:48Z (past)
DAY LENGTH11h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE02:55Z
MOONSET13:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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