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// Station · 9m ago

FYKT

Keetmanshoop Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 3,506 FT
26.5398°S / 18.1114°E
LOCATION · Keetmanshoop, NA
N
WIND
350°4 kt
FYKT · 3,506 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / -3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 350°/4 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 FYKT 111300Z 35004KT CAVOK 22/M03 Q1021

FYKT · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
350°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 7,598'
22 HDG 220° CALM 7,598'
18 HDG 180° CALM 4,705'
36 HDG 360° CALM 4,705'
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 +13°C

4,900FT
+1,394 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
5,200 4,000 2,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,506 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT3,276 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FYAS (Aus Airport, Aus, elev 4,856 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+49%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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 · 14,617 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 LEVEL14,617 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:36ZSUNRISE
10:54ZSOLAR NOON
16:11ZSUNSET
16:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:36Z (3h 26m) DAY LENGTH10h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:58Z MOONSET13:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FYKT.

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