Chileka International Airport

FWCL · Southern Region, Malawi

METAR FWCL · Chileka International Airport

25 April 12:00 LT
36m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 260° Chileka International Airport 10/28
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

8 kt

2 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FWCL 251000Z 26008KT CAVOK 27/17 Q1018 NOSIG

METAR Chileka International Airport - FWCL/BLZ

Chileka International Airport is a midsized airport in Southern Region, Malawi. The airport is located at latitude -15.67728 and longitude 34.97045. The airport has 2 runways: 10/28 and 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is FWCL. The airport's IATA code is BLZ. The airport is in the Lilongwe FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Chileka International Airport on April 25, 2024 12:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 8 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 27 °C. The heat index is 28. The dew point is 17 °C, the relative humidity is 54%. The air pressure at sea level is 1018 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:26. This applies to Chileka 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 %
10/28 096°-276° 2 kt 8 kt 28 %
15/33 140°-320° 7 kt 4 kt 87 %

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 27 °C
Dewpoint 17 °C
Rel. humidity 54%
Heat index 28 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:49
Midday
11:38
Sunset
17:26 (4:50h)

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