// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE

NSFA

Faleolo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 58 FT

13.8300°S / 172.0080°W

LOCATION · Apia, WS

WIND

150°8 kt

NSFA · 58 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

FEW022 BKN120

T / Td

25 / 19

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Moderate winds at 150°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,200 ft, and broken at 12,000 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 111200Z 15008KT 9999 FEW022 BKN120 25/19 Q1012

NSFA · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X8 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 +10°C

1,300FT

+1,242 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV58 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT94 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,242 ft above NSFA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,684 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

17:53ZSUNRISE

23:34ZSOLAR NOON

05:15ZSUNSET

05:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:38Z (16h 29m) DAY LENGTH11h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE15:15Z MOONSET02:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

NSTU

VFR

Pago Pago International Airport · Pago Pago

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 81 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

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