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// Station · 1m ago

FWCL

Chileka International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 2,555 FT
15.6772°S / 34.9723°E
LOCATION · Blantyre, MW
N
WIND
110°6 kt
FWCL · 2,555 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT020
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,000 ft. 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 FWCL 111500Z 11006KT 9999 SCT020 24/11 Q1020 NOSIG

FWCL · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
110°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
10 HDG 100° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,628'
15 HDG 150° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
33 HDG 330° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
28 HDG 280° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,555 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

4,000FT
+1,445 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +900 FT
4,400 3,650 2,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,555 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT2,354 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FWKI (Kamuzu International Airport, Lumbadzi, elev 4,035 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,676 FT SCT020 FWCL ELEV · 2,555 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,676 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:09ZSUNRISE
09:46ZSOLAR NOON
15:24ZSUNSET
15:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:47Z (46m) DAY LENGTH11h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:34Z MOONSET12:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FWCL.

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