Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip

ZW-0030 · Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

The METAR station used is 70 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 240° Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip 9/27
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

9 kt

5 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FVKB 041200Z 24010KT 210V270 CAVOK 30/15 Q1017

METAR Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip - ZW-0030

Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip is a small airport in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -16.14715 and longitude 29.41577. The airport has one runway: 9/27. This airport has no ICAO code, we use ZW-0030 as reference. The airport is in the Harare FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Kariba International Airport on May 4, 2024 14:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 240° with a speed of 10 kt. The wind direction varies between 210° and 270°.

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 30 °C. The heat index is 29. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 40%. The air pressure at sea level is 1017 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:43. This applies to Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip, 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 %
9/27 088°-268° 5 kt 9 kt 47 %

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 30 °C
Dewpoint 15 °C
Rel. humidity 40%
Heat index 29 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:17
Midday
12:01
Sunset
17:45 (3:17h)

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