// Station · 59m ago

NFTF

Fua'amotu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 18°C / 17°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 126 FT

21.2414°S / 175.1492°W

LOCATION · Nuku'alofa, TO

WIND

070°3 kt

NFTF · 126 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

FEW009 SCT016 BKN040

T / Td

18 / 17

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Light winds at 070°/3 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 900 ft, scattered at 1,600 ft, and broken at 4,000 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 NFTF 111300Z 07003KT 9999 FEW009 SCT016 BKN040 18/17 Q1015 RMK GRASS DEW

NFTF · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 8,795'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 8,795'

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 4,951'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 4,951'

Pattern altitude: 1,126 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

500FT

+374 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV126 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT73 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at NFTE (Kaufana Airport, Eua Island, elev 325 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW009

Few · base 900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,217 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

18:19ZSUNRISE

23:47ZSOLAR NOON

05:14ZSUNSET

05:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:38Z (15h 38m) DAY LENGTH10h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE15:43Z MOONSET02:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NFTF.

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