// 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
WIND
050°5 kt
FYGF · 4,636 FT
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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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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
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
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
// 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)
FYRU
VFR
Rundu Airport · Rundu
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 134 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
FYOA
VFR
Ondangwa Airport · Ondangwa
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 161 NM NW
- AGE
- 58m ago
FYWH
VFR
Hosea Kutako International Airport · Windhoek
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 177 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
FYWE
VFR
Eros Airport · Windhoek
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 190 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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