// Station · 8h 14m ago · STALE · HARD STALE
FVKB
Kariba Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,706 FT
16.5198°S / 28.8850°E
LOCATION · Kariba, ZW
WIND
340°2 kt
FVKB · 1,706 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 06Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/2
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 9
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 340°/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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METAR FVKB 110600Z 34002KT CAVOK 17/09 Q1020 NOSIG
FVKB · day 11 at 06:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 340° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
340°2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
5,413'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
5,413'
Pattern altitude: 2,706 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
2,100FT
+394 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,706 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT1,505 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FVBI
(Binga Airport, Binga, elev 1,950 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
04:34ZSUNRISE
10:10ZSOLAR NOON
15:47ZSUNSET
16:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:10Z (1h 55m)
DAY LENGTH11h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:58Z
MOONSET13:11Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FVKB.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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