// Station · 1h 11m ago · STALE

FNLU

Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 243 FT

8.8584°S / 13.2312°E

LOCATION · Luanda, AO

WIND

320°4 kt

FNLU · 243 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT018

T / Td

21 / 17

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,800 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 FNLU 111200Z 32004KT 9999 SCT018 0VC021 21/17 Q1016

FNLU · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

320°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 12,190'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 12,190'

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 8,530'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 8,530'

Pattern altitude: 1,243 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 +6°C

900FT

+657 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV243 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT161 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FNBJ (Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport, Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), elev 550 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,849 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

05:24ZSUNRISE

11:13ZSOLAR NOON

17:02ZSUNSET

17:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:25Z (4h 13m) DAY LENGTH11h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:46Z MOONSET14:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

FNBJ

MVFR

Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo)

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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