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// 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
N
WIND
090°6 kt
FWCL · 2,555 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
4,400 3,650 2,900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,686 FT FEW020 BKN022 · CEILING FWCL ELEV · 2,555 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN022
Broken · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING2,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,686 ft VFR MARGIN-800 ft

// 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

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