// Station · 9m ago
FYKT
Keetmanshoop Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / -4°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,506 FT
26.5398°S / 18.1114°E
LOCATION · Keetmanshoop, NA
WIND
330°5 kt
FYKT · 3,506 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / -4
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 330°/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 FYKT 111500Z 33005KT CAVOK 22/M04 Q1020
FYKT · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
330°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,705'
04
HDG 040°
H2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
7,598'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
18
HDG 180°
T4 kt
X2 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 +14°C
4,900FT
+1,394 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,506 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT3,305 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)
05:36ZSUNRISE
10:54ZSOLAR NOON
16:11ZSUNSET
16:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 02m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:36Z (1h 27m)
DAY LENGTH10h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE03:02Z
MOONSET13:37Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FYKT.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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