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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
7,300 5,450 3,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,222 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 LEVEL13,222 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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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