// Station · 49m ago
FWCL
Chileka International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 2,555 FT
15.6772°S / 34.9723°E
LOCATION · Blantyre, MW
WIND
270°7 kt
FWCL · 2,555 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW020 FEW022
T / Td
22 / 15
ALTIM
30.27"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 ft, and a few at 2,200 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FWCL 271000Z 27007KT 9999 FEW020TCU FEW022 22/15 Q1025 NOSIG
FWCL · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
270°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
28★
HDG 280°
H7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,628'
33
HDG 330°
H4 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
T3 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
10
HDG 100°
T7 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 +11°C
3,600FT
+1,045 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,555 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT2,207 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
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
04:00ZSUNRISE
09:38ZSOLAR NOON
15:17ZSUNSET
15:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:40Z (4h 50m)
DAY LENGTH11h 17m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:42Z
MOONSET00:00Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
FQTT
MVFR
→
VFR
12Z
Tete Airport · Tete
- WIND
- 120° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 81 NM W
- AGE
- 49m ago
FWKI
MVFR
→
VFR
14Z
Kamuzu International Airport · Lumbadzi
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN028
- DIST
- 133 NM NW
- AGE
- 49m ago
FQLC
MVFR
Lichinga Airport · Lichinga
- WIND
- 160° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN015
- DIST
- 145 NM N
- AGE
- 49m ago
FQQL
MVFR
Quelimane Airport · Quelimane
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN018
- DIST
- 170 NM SE
- AGE
- 49m ago
// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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