// Station · 53m ago
FYKM
Katima Mulilo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3,144 FT
17.6343°S / 24.1767°E
LOCATION · Mpacha, NA
WIND
120°3 kt
FYKM · 3,144 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW025
T / Td
25 / 11
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR FYKM 271100Z 12003KT 9999 FEW025 25/11 Q1022
FYKM · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
120°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
7,520'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
7,520'
Pattern altitude: 4,144 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
4,800FT
+1,656 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,144 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT2,884 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at FYGF
(Grootfontein Airport, Grootfontein, elev 4,636 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+48%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+19%
-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.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:46ZSUNRISE
10:21ZSOLAR NOON
15:57ZSUNSET
16:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:20Z (4h 26m)
DAY LENGTH11h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE13:31Z
MOONSET00:42Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
FBKE
VFR
Kasane International Airport · Kasane
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 58 NM E
- AGE
- 53m ago
FVFA
VFR
Victoria Falls International Airport · Victoria Falls
- WIND
- 110° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 99 NM E
- AGE
- 53m ago
FBMN
VFR
Maun International Airport · Maun
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 147 NM S
- AGE
- 53m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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