// Station · 10h 11m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

NFNS

Savusavu Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 17 FT

16.8034°S / 179.3406°E

LOCATION · Savusavu, FJ

WIND

180°5 kt

NFNS · 17 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 04Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 ft. 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 NFNS 270400Z 18005KT 9999 FEW020 28/22 Q1010

NFNS · day 27 at 04:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,833'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,017 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 +13°C

1,700FT

+1,683 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV17 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT112 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,683 ft above NFNS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,158 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+12)

18:24ZSUNRISE

00:01ZSOLAR NOON

05:37ZSUNSET

06:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:01Z (15h 49m) DAY LENGTH11h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE03:14Z MOONSET14:27Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

NFNA

VFR

Nausori International Airport · Nausori

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 87 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

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