// Station · 7h 17m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FWKI

Kamuzu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 10 kt

VIS 5.6 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 23°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 4,035 FT

13.7894°S / 33.7810°E

LOCATION · Lumbadzi, MW

WIND

080°10 kt

FWKI · 4,035 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/10

VIS

5.6 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

23 / 11

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/10 kt. Visibility 5.6 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: haze (HZ). Haze is fine dust, salt, or pollution particles suspended in dry air — it reduces visibility and washes out contrast, a dry particulate obscuration rather than a moisture one. 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 250900Z 08010KT 9000 HZ SKC 23/11 Q1025 NOSIG

FWKI · day 25 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 10 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg · weather: haze (HZ)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,614'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

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 +15°C

5,500FT

+1,465 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV4,035 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,687 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,465 ft above FWKI's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+55%

-39%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+39%

-25%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-17%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,651 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:55ZSUNRISE

09:48ZSOLAR NOON

15:41ZSUNSET

16:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:02Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 45m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE13:58Z MOONSET01:43Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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