// Station · 8h 12m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FVCZ

Buffalo Range Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 13°C / 8°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 1,421 FT

21.0081°S / 31.5786°E

LOCATION · Chiredzi, ZW

WIND

270°2 kt

FVCZ · 1,421 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 06Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

13 / 8

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 FVCZ 110600Z 27002KT CAVOK 13/08 Q1021

FVCZ · day 11 at 06:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

270°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 5,785'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 5,785'

Pattern altitude: 2,421 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 +0°C

1,200FT

-221 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,421 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT1,191 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FVBB (Beitbridge Airport, Beitbridge, elev 1,509 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,987 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:32ZSUNRISE

10:00ZSOLAR NOON

15:28ZSUNSET

15:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:52Z (1h 39m) DAY LENGTH10h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:56Z MOONSET12:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FVCZ.

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