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// FYWB · Walvis Bay International Airport · Walvis Bay(Rooikop)

// Station · 22m ago

FYWB

Walvis Bay International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 299 FT
22.9793°S / 14.6471°E
LOCATION · Walvis Bay(Rooikop), NA
N
WIND
270°7 kt
FYWB · 299 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/7 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 FYWB 111400Z 27007KT CAVOK 18/10 Q1017

FYWB · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
270°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27★ HDG 270° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,483'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T7 kt X0 kt — —
Pattern altitude: 1,299 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 +3°C

600FT
+301 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
900 -200 -1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV299 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT187 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FYLZ (Luderitz Airport, Luderitz, elev 457 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%

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 · 9,390 FT FYWB ELEV · 299 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,390 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:43ZSUNRISE
11:07ZSOLAR NOON
16:32ZSUNSET
16:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:56Z (2h 34m) DAY LENGTH10h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE03:07Z MOONSET13:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FYWE
—
Eros Airport · Windhoek
WIND
350° / 6 kt
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
DIST
136 NM E
AGE
22m ago

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