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// FYKM · Katima Mulilo Airport · Mpacha

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FYKM

Katima Mulilo Airport
CAT —
WIND 050° / 3 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 21°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 3,144 FT
17.6343°S / 24.1767°E
LOCATION · Mpacha, NA
N
WIND
050°3 kt
FYKM · 3,144 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/3
 
 
 
VIS
—
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/3 kt. Visibility unreported 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 FYKM 130100Z AUTO 05003KT //// // ////// 21/07 Q1016

FYKM · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 3 kt · temp 21°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
050°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 +12°C

4,500FT
+1,356 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV3,144 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT3,062 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 MODERATE
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 · 13,750 FT FYKM ELEV · 3,144 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,750 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:57ZSUNRISE
10:10ZSOLAR NOON
16:24ZSUNSET
16:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:46Z (14h 42m) DAY LENGTH12h 26m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE05:20Z MOONSET17:47Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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