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// Station · 50m ago

FQCH

Chimoio Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 2,287 FT
19.1513°S / 33.4290°E
LOCATION · Chimoio, MZ
N
WIND
calm
FQCH · 2,287 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,500 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 FQCH 270900Z /////KT 9999 FEW015 21/15 Q1025

FQCH · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
01 HDG 010° CALM 7,874'
19 HDG 190° CALM 7,874'
Pattern altitude: 3,287 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

3,100FT
+813 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,700 2,950 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,287 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,939 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FQMD (Mueda Airport, Mueda, elev 2,789 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,893 FT FEW015 FQCH ELEV · 2,287 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,893 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

04:12ZSUNRISE
09:44ZSOLAR NOON
15:17ZSUNSET
15:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:41Z (5h 51m) DAY LENGTH11h 05m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE12:52Z MOONSET23:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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