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// DNKA · Kaduna International Airport · Kaduna

// STALE Observation is 2h 23m old — METAR cadence is typically hourly. A fresh report may be on its way.

// Station · 2h 23m ago · STALE

DNKA

Kaduna International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 2,073 FT
10.6960°N / 7.3201°E
LOCATION · Kaduna, NG
N
WIND
260°6 kt
DNKA · 2,073 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT018
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR DNKA 271300Z 26006KT 9999 SCT018 33/23 Q1014 NOSIG

DNKA · day 27 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23★ HDG 230° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 3,073 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +22°C

4,700FT
+2,627 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,000 FT
4,900 4,200 3,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,073 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT2,050 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at DNJO (Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, elev 4,232 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+47%
-33%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+33%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+19%
-14%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,740 FT SCT018 DNKA ELEV · 2,073 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT018
Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,740 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

05:08ZSUNRISE
11:29ZSOLAR NOON
17:49ZSUNSET
18:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:12Z (2h 48m) DAY LENGTH12h 41m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE14:00Z MOONSET02:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of DNKA.

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