// Station · 59m ago
FVFA
Victoria Falls International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 3,490 FT
18.0974°S / 25.8369°E
LOCATION · Victoria Falls, ZW
WIND
150°5 kt
FVFA · 3,490 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 6
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 150°/5 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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METAR FVFA 271200Z 15005KT CAVOK 25/06 Q1023 NOSIG
FVFA · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
150°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 13,123'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,490 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 +16°C
5,200FT
+1,710 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,490 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT3,201 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FVHA
(Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Harare, elev 4,887 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+52%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+21%
-16%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:40ZSUNRISE
10:15ZSOLAR NOON
15:49ZSUNSET
16:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 50m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:13Z (3h 13m)
DAY LENGTH11h 09m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE13:27Z
MOONSET00:36Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
FBKE
VFR
Kasane International Airport · Kasane
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 59m ago
FVWN
VFR
Hwange National Park Airport · Gwayi River Farms
- WIND
- 030° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 75 NM SE
- AGE
- 59m ago
FYKM
VFR
Katima Mulilo Airport · Mpacha
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 99 NM W
- AGE
- 59m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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