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// Station · 8m ago

FWKI

Kamuzu International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 4,035 FT
13.7894°S / 33.7810°E
LOCATION · Lumbadzi, MW
N
WIND
040°6 kt
FWKI · 4,035 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT032
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 3,200 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 FWKI 111300Z 04006KT 9999 SCT032 25/11 Q1020 NOSIG

FWKI · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
040°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
32 HDG 320° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,614'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
14 HDG 140° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 5,035 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 +18°C

5,900FT
+1,865 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
6,200 5,150 4,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,035 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,834 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,865 ft above FWKI's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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 · 16,661 FT SCT032 FWKI ELEV · 4,035 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT032
Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,661 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:10ZSUNRISE
09:51ZSOLAR NOON
15:32ZSUNSET
15:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:55Z (2h 47m) DAY LENGTH11h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:32Z MOONSET12:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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