// Station · 13h 21m ago · STALE · HARD STALE
FVWN
Hwange National Park Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 9°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3,543 FT
18.6299°S / 27.0210°E
LOCATION · Gwayi River Farms, ZW
WIND
090°1 kt
FVWN · 3,543 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 06Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/1
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
9 / 3
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 090°/1 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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METAR FVWN 110600Z 09001KT CAVOK 09/03 Q1022
FVWN · day 11 at 06:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 9°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
090°1 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
15,091'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
15,091'
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 +1°C
3,300FT
-243 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV3,543 FT
OAT+9°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT3,283 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
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:46ZSUNRISE
10:18ZSOLAR NOON
15:50ZSUNSET
16:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (past)
DAY LENGTH11h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE02:20Z
MOONSET13:25Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FVWN.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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