Medium Regional Airport • Vilanculo, I, MZ
Elevation: 46 ft (14 m) • -22.0184, 35.3133
Vilankulo Airport (FQVL / VNX) is a medium regional airport serving Vilanculo, I, MZ, situated at an elevation of 46 ft (14 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 16.8° West.
TAF FQVL 041600Z 0418/0518 09008KT 9999 SCT020 TX27/0513Z TN16/0503Z PROB30 TEMPO 0421/0503 5000 -DZ FEW010 BKN018 BECMG 0502/0504 VRB03KT BECMG 0506/0508 14010KT
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM