// Station · 1h 17m ago · STALE

FVMV

Masvingo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 22°C / 4°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 3,595 FT

20.0553°S / 30.8591°E

LOCATION · Masvingo, ZW

WIND

160°9 kt

FVMV · 3,595 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 4

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/9 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 FVMV 111500Z 16009KT CAVOK 22/04 Q1021

FVMV · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,663'

10 HDG 100° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,595 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 +14°C

5,000FT

+1,405 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV3,595 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT3,365 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,706 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:33ZSUNRISE

10:03ZSOLAR NOON

15:32ZSUNSET

15:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:56Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:01Z MOONSET13:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

FVCZ

VFR

Buffalo Range Airport · Chiredzi

WIND: 200° / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM SE
AGE: 1h 17m ago

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