// Station · 15h 15m 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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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,088 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:46ZSUNRISE

10:18ZSOLAR NOON

15:50ZSUNSET

16:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 04m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE02:24Z MOONSET13:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FVWN.

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