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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,500 2,400 1,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,292 FT FVKB ELEV · 1,706 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,292 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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.

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