// Station · 1h 18m ago · STALE

FQLC

Lichinga Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,800 ft

T/Td 22°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 4,505 FT

13.2740°S / 35.2663°E

LOCATION · Lichinga, MZ

WIND

230°6 kt

FQLC · 4,505 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN018

LAYERS

BKN018

T / Td

22 / 11

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,800 ft. Light winds at 230°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 1,800 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FQLC 111300Z 23006KT 9999 BKN018 22/11 Q1022

FQLC · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 1,800 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

230°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,505 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 +15°C

6,100FT

+1,595 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,505 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT4,245 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,595 ft above FQLC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+61%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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)

BKN018

Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,616 ft VFR MARGIN-1,200 ft

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

04:03ZSUNRISE

09:45ZSOLAR NOON

15:27ZSUNSET

15:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:50Z (1h 31m) DAY LENGTH11h 23m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:27Z MOONSET12:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FWKI

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Kamuzu International Airport · Lumbadzi

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT032
DIST: 92 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

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