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// FWKI · Kamuzu International Airport · Lumbadzi

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// Station · 2h 33m ago · STALE

FWKI

Kamuzu International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 4,035 FT
13.7894°S / 33.7810°E
LOCATION · Lumbadzi, MW
N
WIND
170°10 kt
FWKI · 4,035 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.36"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 122100Z 17010KT CAVOK 15/14 Q1028 NOSIG

FWKI · day 12 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
14★ HDG 140° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,614'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
32 HDG 320° T9 kt X5 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 +7°C

4,500FT
+465 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
6,000 5,150 4,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,035 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT3,598 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at FWMZ (Mzimba Airport, Mzimba, elev 4,440 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,611 FT FWKI ELEV · 4,035 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,611 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:02ZSUNRISE
09:51ZSOLAR NOON
15:39ZSUNSET
16:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:33Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:01Z (16h 28m) DAY LENGTH11h 37m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE03:45Z MOONSET15:23Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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