Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport

FLND · Copperbelt, Zambia

METAR FLND · Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport

26 April 14:00 LT
32m
The METAR station used is 392 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 220° Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport 10L/28R
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

6 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FVKB 261200Z 22008KT 190V260 CAVOK 33/18 Q1014

METAR Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport - FLND/NLA

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport is a midsized airport in Copperbelt, Zambia. The airport is located at latitude -12.99834 and longitude 28.66492. The airport has 2 runways: 10L/28R and 10R/28L. The ICAO airport code of this field is FLND. The airport's IATA code is NLA. The airport is in the Harare FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Kariba International Airport on April 26, 2024 14:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 190° and 260°.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 33 °C. The heat index is 34. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 41%. The air pressure at sea level is 1014 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:53. This applies to Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
10L/28R 090°-270° 6 kt 5 kt 77 %
10R/28L 090°-270° 6 kt 5 kt 77 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 33 °C
Dewpoint 18 °C
Rel. humidity 41%
Heat index 34 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:15
Midday
12:02
Sunset
17:49 (3:17h)

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