// Station · 2h 6m ago · STALE
FWCL
Chileka International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 090° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 2,200 ft
T/Td 26°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 2,555 FT
15.6772°S / 34.9723°E
LOCATION · Blantyre, MW
WIND
090°6 kt
FWCL · 2,555 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN022
LAYERS
FEW020 BKN022
T / Td
26 / 12
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Light winds at 090°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 2,200 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR FWCL 111100Z 09006KT 9999 FEW020TCU BKN022 26/12 Q1021 NOSIG
FWCL · day 11 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 2,200 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
090°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,628'
15
HDG 150°
H3 kt
X5 kt LEFT
4,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
33
HDG 330°
T3 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
28
HDG 280°
T6 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
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 +16°C
4,200FT
+1,645 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,555 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT2,325 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
+42%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:09ZSUNRISE
09:46ZSOLAR NOON
15:24ZSUNSET
15:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:47Z (2h 41m)
DAY LENGTH11h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:30Z
MOONSET12:45Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
FQTT
VFR
Tete Airport · Tete
- WIND
- 140° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 81 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
FWKI
VFR
→
MVFR
10Z
Kamuzu International Airport · Lumbadzi
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT032
- DIST
- 133 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
FQLC
MVFR
→
VFR
15Z
Lichinga Airport · Lichinga
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN018
- DIST
- 145 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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