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// FVFA · Victoria Falls International Airport · Victoria Falls

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FVFA

Victoria Falls International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / -1°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,490 FT
18.0974°S / 25.8369°E
LOCATION · Victoria Falls, ZW
N
WIND
120°2 kt
FVFA · 3,490 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/2
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / -1
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/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 FVFA 111600Z 12002KT CAVOK 23/M01 Q1020 NOSIG

FVFA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
120°2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 13,123'
30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 13,123'
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 +15°C

5,000FT
+1,510 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,800 FT
5,800 4,200 2,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,490 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,289 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
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,106 FT FVFA ELEV · 3,490 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,106 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:49ZSUNRISE
10:23ZSOLAR NOON
15:56ZSUNSET
16:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:19Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE02:19Z MOONSET13:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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