// Station · 22m ago

FQLC

Lichinga Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 18°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

ELEV 4,505 FT

13.2740°S / 35.2663°E

LOCATION · Lichinga, MZ

WIND

120°5 kt

FQLC · 4,505 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT020

T / Td

18 / 13

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,000 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 FQLC 111600Z 12005KT 9999 SCT020 18/13 Q1023

FQLC · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

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 +11°C

5,600FT

+1,095 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,505 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT4,216 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,095 ft above FQLC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+56%

-39%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+39%

-25%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-17%

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)

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,596 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:03ZSUNRISE

09:45ZSOLAR NOON

15:27ZSUNSET

15:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:50Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 23m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:32Z MOONSET12:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

FWKI

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Kamuzu International Airport · Lumbadzi

WIND: 080° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 92 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

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