Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport

FVBU · Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

METAR FVBU · Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport

6 May 00:00 LT
1h
Compass
Wind direction of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport 2/20
Wind: 2 kt, 1 beaufort

2 kt

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CAVOK
METAR FLKK 052200Z VRB02KT CAVOK 17/12 Q1021

METAR Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport - FVBU/BUQ

Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is a midsized airport in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -20.01531 and longitude 28.62271. The airport has 2 runways: 2/20 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVBU. The airport's IATA code is BUQ. The airport is in the Lusaka FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lusaka Kuanda on May 6, 2024 00:00, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

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 17 °C. The dew point is 12 °C, the relative humidity is 73%. The air pressure at sea level is 1021 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:41. This applies to Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
2/20 008°-188° 2 kt 14 %
13/31 115°-295° 2 kt 91 %

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 17 °C
Dewpoint 12 °C
Rel. humidity 73%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:17 (4:48h)
Midday
12:02
Sunset
17:47

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