// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
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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
// 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)
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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