// Station · 13h 3m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FVCZ

Buffalo Range Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,421 FT

21.0081°S / 31.5786°E

LOCATION · Chiredzi, ZW

WIND

160°8 kt

FVCZ · 1,421 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 15

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/8 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 121200Z 16008KT CAVOK 33/15 Q1017

FVCZ · day 12 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,785'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

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 +21°C

3,800FT

+2,379 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,421 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,309 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FVMV (Masvingo International Airport, Masvingo, elev 3,595 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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 LEVEL18,088 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:25ZSUNRISE

09:41ZSOLAR NOON

15:56ZSUNSET

16:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:19Z (15h 15m) DAY LENGTH12h 30m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE04:46Z MOONSET17:17Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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