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FQCH

Chimoio Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.15 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 · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW017
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,700 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 111400Z /////KT 9999 FEW017 24/12 Q1021

FQCH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.15" 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 +13°C

3,600FT
+1,313 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
4,000 2,900 1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,287 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,057 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,313 ft above FQCH's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 14,408 FT FEW017 FQCH ELEV · 2,287 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW017
Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,408 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:21ZSUNRISE
09:52ZSOLAR NOON
15:24ZSUNSET
15:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:47Z (34m) DAY LENGTH11h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:47Z MOONSET12:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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