// Station · 19m ago

FYWH

Hosea Kutako International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / -11°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 5,640 FT

22.4799°S / 17.4709°E

LOCATION · Windhoek, NA

WIND

030°5 kt

FYWH · 5,640 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / -11

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FYWH 111400Z 03005KT CAVOK 24/M11 Q1022

FYWH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint -11°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

030°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 15,010'

34 HDG 340° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

16 HDG 160° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 6,640 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 +20°C

7,700FT

+2,060 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,640 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT5,380 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,060 ft above FYWH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+77%

-54%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+54%

-35%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+31%

-23%

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 LEVEL17,761 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:31ZSUNRISE

10:56ZSOLAR NOON

16:21ZSUNSET

16:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:46Z (2h 26m) DAY LENGTH10h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:55Z MOONSET13:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

FYWE

—

Eros Airport · Windhoek

WIND: 350° / 6 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

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