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FVOT Weather Kotwa Airport

Mashonaland East ProvinceElevation 2,450 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FQTT · 77 NM NE · 44 min old
Ceiling and visibility OK.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FQTT
WIND
150@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW1129
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

11/29
Dimensions
3,642 x 56 ft
Surface
ASP
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,450 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1552Z 5:52 PM
Sunrise
0313Z 5:13 AM
Loggable night
1614Z (6:14 PM local) → 0251Z (4:51 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1552Z (5:52 PM local) → 0313Z (5:13 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1652Z (6:52 PM local) → 0213Z (4:13 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Kotwa Airport is in Mashonaland East Province. Field elevation 2,450 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFVOT
RegionMashonaland East Province
CountryZimbabwe
Coordinates-16.9848, 32.6727
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

FVOT has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FQTT (77 NM NE, VFR).

FQTT Tete Airport
77 NM NE
VFR
FVRG Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
107 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗FVOT on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FVOT have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for FVOT. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does FVOT have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for FVOT. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at FVOT?
FVOT sits at 2,450 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FVOT?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.