// Station · 48m ago

FVWN

Hwange National Park Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 22°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.30 inHg

ELEV 3,543 FT

18.6299°S / 27.0210°E

LOCATION · Gwayi River Farms, ZW

WIND

020°5 kt

FVWN · 3,543 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 12

ALTIM

30.30"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/5 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 FVWN 270900Z 02005KT CAVOK 22/12 Q1026

FVWN · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

020°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 15,091'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,543 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 +13°C

4,800FT

+1,257 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,543 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT3,165 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FVTL (Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base, Gweru, elev 4,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+48%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 LEVEL14,654 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:36ZSUNRISE

10:10ZSOLAR NOON

15:44ZSUNSET

16:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:07Z (6h 19m) DAY LENGTH11h 07m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE13:17Z MOONSET00:24Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

FVFA

VFR

Victoria Falls International Airport · Victoria Falls

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 75 NM NW
AGE: 48m ago

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