// Station · 8m ago

FWKI

Kamuzu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 4,035 FT

13.7894°S / 33.7810°E

LOCATION · Lumbadzi, MW

WIND

090°8 kt

FWKI · 4,035 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT030

T / Td

23 / 12

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 3,000 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 111500Z 09008KT 9999 SCT030 23/12 Q1020 NOSIG

FWKI · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,614'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T5 kt X6 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 +16°C

5,700FT

+1,665 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,035 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT3,834 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,665 ft above FWKI's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+57%

-40%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+40%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,651 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:10ZSUNRISE

09:51ZSOLAR NOON

15:32ZSUNSET

15:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:55Z (46m) DAY LENGTH11h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:36Z MOONSET12:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of FWKI.

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