// Station · 55m ago

NSFA

Faleolo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 29,000 ft

T/Td 29°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 58 FT

13.8300°S / 172.0080°W

LOCATION · Apia, WS

WIND

280°7 kt

NSFA · 58 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN290

LAYERS

SCT021 BKN290

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 29,000 ft. Light winds at 280°/7 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,100 ft, and broken at 29,000 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 NSFA 130100Z 28007KT 9999 SCT021 BKN290 29/22 Q1012

NSFA · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 29,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,058 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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,742 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV58 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT94 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,742 ft above NSFA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN290

Broken · base 29,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT021

Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING29,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER29,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,704 ft VFR MARGIN+26,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

17:04ZSUNRISE

23:15ZSOLAR NOON

05:26ZSUNSET

05:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:48Z (3h 52m) DAY LENGTH12h 21m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE18:27Z MOONSET06:49Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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