// Station · 48m ago

FVKB

Kariba Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

ELEV 1,706 FT

16.5198°S / 28.8850°E

LOCATION · Kariba, ZW

WIND

250°3 kt

FVKB · 1,706 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 15

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/3 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 270900Z 25003KT CAVOK 27/15 Q1023 NOSIG

FVKB · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°3 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 +15°C

3,200FT

+1,494 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,706 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,417 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FVFA (Victoria Falls International Airport, Victoria Falls, elev 3,490 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,342 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:25ZSUNRISE

10:03ZSOLAR NOON

15:40ZSUNSET

16:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:03Z (6h 14m) DAY LENGTH11h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:06Z MOONSET00:20Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FVWN

VFR

Hwange National Park Airport · Gwayi River Farms

WIND: 020° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 166 NM SW
AGE: 48m ago

FVFA

VFR

Victoria Falls International Airport · Victoria Falls

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 199 NM SW
AGE: 48m ago

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