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// FYWH · Hosea Kutako International Airport · Windhoek

// Station · 52m ago

FYWH

Hosea Kutako International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 5,640 FT
22.4799°S / 17.4709°E
LOCATION · Windhoek, NA
N
WIND
110°4 kt
FYWH · 5,640 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.36"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/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 FYWH 271000Z 11004KT CAVOK 22/04 Q1028

FYWH · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
110°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 15,010'
26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 15,010'
16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 5,000'
34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 5,000'
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 +17°C

7,300FT
+1,660 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
8,100 6,600 5,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,640 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT5,203 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,660 ft above FYWH's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%

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 · 16,751 FT FYWH ELEV · 5,640 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,751 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:21ZSUNRISE
10:48ZSOLAR NOON
16:15ZSUNSET
16:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:39Z (5h 47m) DAY LENGTH10h 53m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:04Z MOONSET00:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FYWE
VFR
Eros Airport · Windhoek
WIND
330° / 3 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
23 NM W
AGE
52m ago
FYGF
VFR
Grootfontein Airport · Grootfontein
WIND
080° / 6 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
177 NM N
AGE
52m ago

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