FWCL· BLZ· Blantyre
Chileka International Airport
large airport · elevation 2,555 ft (779 m)
04:08Z 15:20Z Day
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Current METARVFR
33 min ago·07:00ZFWCL 280700Z 06005KT 9999 FEW020 21/11 Q1025 RMK HZ NOSIG
Wind
060° 5 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
21°C / 11°C
temp / dew
QNH
1025 hPa
30.27 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,000ft
Weather
—
Station
FWCL
Remarks
HZ NOSIG
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
10/282325 mASP
15/331372 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 10/28 | HW 4 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 15/33 | HW 1 kt | XW 5 kt L |
-15.6772°, 34.9723°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 10/28 (use 10) | Preferred | HW 4 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 15/33 (use 15) | Usable | HW 1 | 5 L | — |
Density altitude
3,565 ft
elevation 2,555 ft
ISA deviation
+11.1°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)FWCL
- TWR118.100
- APP124.900
Navaids near airportassoc. FWCL
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL | NDB | 253 kHz | HIGH |
| NC | NDB | 356 kHz | LOW |
| VCL | VOR-DME | 113.30 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 10/287,628 ft (2,325 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 15/334,501 ft (1,372 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Chileka International Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/28 06:03 UTC
28/06Z
28/12Z
28/18Z
29/00Z
29/06Z
29/12Z
BASEVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE28/06Z → 28/08Z1005KT · 9 km · HZ · FEW009
Wind: 1005KT
Visibility: 9 km
Weather: HZ
Clouds: FEW009
TAF TAF FWCL 280500Z 2806/2912 10005KT 9000 HZ FEW009
MVFRBECMG28/08Z → 28/10Z3004KT · ≥10 km · BKN025
Wind: 3004KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN025
BECMG 2808/2810 30004KT 9999 BKN025
VFRBECMG28/15Z → 28/17Z0303KT · NSC
Wind: 0303KT
Clouds: NSC
BECMG 2815/2817 03003KT NSC
Raw TAF
TAF TAF FWCL 280500Z 2806/2912 10005KT 9000 HZ FEW009 BECMG 2808/2810 30004KT 9999 BKN025 BECMG 2815/2817 03003KT NSC
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