// 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

WIND

040°6 kt

FWKI · 4,035 FT

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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

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

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

// 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)

FQLC

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Lichinga Airport · Lichinga

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 92 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

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