// 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

WIND

110°6 kt

FWCL · 2,555 FT

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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

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

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

// 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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