// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE
NFTF
Fua'amotu International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 126 FT
21.2414°S / 175.1492°W
LOCATION · Nuku'alofa, TO
WIND
000°0 kt
NFTF · 126 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW009 SCT016
T / Td
17 / 17
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 900 ft, and scattered at 1,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR NFTF 111400Z 00000KT 9999 FEW009 SCT016 17/17 Q1015 RMK GRASS DEW
NFTF · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
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 +2°C
300FT
+174 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV126 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+2°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
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-12)
18:19ZSUNRISE
23:47ZSOLAR NOON
05:14ZSUNSET
05:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 09m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:38Z (14h 33m)
DAY LENGTH10h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE15:45Z
MOONSET02:40Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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