// Station · 19m ago
FQXA
Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 291 FT
24.8929°S / 33.7530°E
LOCATION · Xai-Xai, MZ
WIND
120°3 kt
FQXA · 291 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW020
T / Td
20 / 15
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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 FQXA 111600Z 12003KT 9999 FEW020 20/15 Q1020
FQXA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
120°3 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 +5°C
700FT
+409 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV291 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT90 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FQTT
(Tete Airport, Tete, elev 525 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
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)
04:31ZSUNRISE
09:51ZSOLAR NOON
15:12ZSUNSET
15:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:36Z (past)
DAY LENGTH10h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:59Z
MOONSET12:40Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
FQMA
VFR
Maputo Airport · Maputo
- WIND
- 120° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 89 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
FQIN
VFR
Inhambane Airport · Inhambane
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 109 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
FDSK
VFR
King Mswati III International Airport · Mpaka
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 141 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
FAKN
VFR
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport · Mbombela
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 147 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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