// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

FYRU

Rundu Airport

CAT —

WIND 180° / 2 kt

VIS —

CEILING —

T/Td 27°C / -1°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 3,627 FT

17.9565°S / 19.7194°E

LOCATION · Rundu, NA

WIND

180°2 kt

FYRU · 3,627 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/2

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / -1

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/2 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 FYRU 111400Z AUTO 18002KT //// // ////// 27/M01 Q1021

FYRU · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 2 kt · temp 27°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 11,004'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 11,004'

Pattern altitude: 4,627 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 +19°C

5,600FT

+1,973 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,627 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT3,397 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FYWH (Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek, elev 5,640 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,263 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:14ZSUNRISE

10:47ZSOLAR NOON

16:21ZSUNSET

16:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:44Z (1h 42m) DAY LENGTH11h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:39Z MOONSET13:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

FYGF

—

Grootfontein Airport · Grootfontein

WIND: 280° / 2 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 134 NM SW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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