// Station · 1h 4m ago · STALE

FQXA

Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 291 FT

24.8929°S / 33.7530°E

LOCATION · Xai-Xai, MZ

WIND

300°4 kt

FQXA · 291 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT020

T / Td

25 / 13

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/4 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 FQXA 111300Z 30004KT 9999 SCT020 25/13 Q1019

FQXA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

300°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 5,906'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 5,906'

Pattern altitude: 1,291 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

1,300FT

+1,009 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV291 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT120 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FQNP (Nampula Airport, Nampula, elev 1,444 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 LEVEL12,917 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:31ZSUNRISE

09:51ZSOLAR NOON

15:12ZSUNSET

15:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:36Z (1h 32m) DAY LENGTH10h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:54Z MOONSET12:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FQXA.

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