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// FVWN · Hwange National Park Airport · Gwayi River Farms

// Station · 1d ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FVWN

Hwange National Park Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3,543 FT
18.6299°S / 27.0210°E
LOCATION · Gwayi River Farms, ZW
N
WIND
090°5 kt
FVWN · 3,543 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/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 241500Z 09005KT CAVOK 29/07 Q1022

FVWN · day 24 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
090°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08★ HDG 080° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 15,091'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —
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 +21°C

5,700FT
+2,157 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV3,543 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT3,283 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,157 ft above FVWN's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+57%
-40%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+40%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,189 FT FVWN ELEV · 3,543 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,189 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:26ZSUNRISE
10:15ZSOLAR NOON
16:04ZSUNSET
16:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:26Z (18h 07m) DAY LENGTH11h 38m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION95% MOONRISE14:40Z MOONSET02:19Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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