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// FYKT · Keetmanshoop Airport · Keetmanshoop

// Station · 14m ago

FYKT

Keetmanshoop Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 12 kt G23
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13°C / -5°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 3,506 FT
26.5398°S / 18.1114°E
LOCATION · Keetmanshoop, NA
N
WIND
130°12 kt
FYKT · 3,506 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/12G23
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / -5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.36"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 kt, gusting 23. 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 FYKT 101100Z 13012G23KT CAVOK 13/M05 Q1028

FYKT · day 10 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint -5°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 12 ktG23
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°12G23 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
18★ HDG 180° H8 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,705'
04 HDG 040° H0 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 52%
22 HDG 220° H0 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 52%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T8 kt X9 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 4,506 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 +4°C

3,600FT
+94 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV3,506 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT3,069 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FYKB (Karasburg Airport, Karasburg, elev 3,275 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,072 FT FYKT ELEV · 3,506 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,072 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:22ZSUNRISE
10:54ZSOLAR NOON
16:26ZSUNSET
16:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:50Z (5h 35m) DAY LENGTH11h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE03:03Z MOONSET14:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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