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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
1,500 800 100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,392 FT FEW020 FQXA ELEV · 291 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL10,392 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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