Gweru - Thornhill Air Base

FVTL · Midlands, Zimbabwe

METAR FVTL · Gweru - Thornhill Air Base

4 May 22:00 LT
36m
The METAR station used is 212 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 090° Gweru - Thornhill Air Base 13L/31R
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

5 kt

3 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FVRG 042000Z 09006KT CAVOK 16/10 Q1027 NOSIG

METAR Gweru - Thornhill Air Base - FVTL/GWE

Gweru - Thornhill Air Base is a midsized airport in Midlands, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -19.43699 and longitude 29.86122. The airport has 2 runways: 13L/31R and 13R/31L. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVTL. The airport's IATA code is GWE. The airport is in the Harare FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Harare/mugabe on May 4, 2024 22:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 090° with a speed of 6 kt.

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 16 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 68%. The air pressure at sea level is 1027 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:37. This applies to Gweru - Thornhill Air Base, 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 %
13L/31R 116°-296° 3 kt 5 kt 44 %
13R/31L 116°-296° 3 kt 5 kt 44 %

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 16 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 68%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:10 (7:34h)
Midday
11:52
Sunset
17:34

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