// Station · 58m ago

DRRN

Diori Hamani International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 732 FT

13.4815°N / 2.1836°E

LOCATION · Niamey, NE

WIND

230°8 kt

DRRN · 732 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / 22

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 DRRN 111300Z 23008KT CAVOK 25/22 Q1013 NOSIG

DRRN · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27R★ HDG 270° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,499'

27L HDG 270° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09L HDG 090° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

09R HDG 090° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,732 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 +11°C

2,100FT

+1,368 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV732 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT738 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at DRZA (Mano Dayak International Airport, Agadez, elev 1,657 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,358 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:31ZSUNRISE

11:57ZSOLAR NOON

18:23ZSUNSET

18:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:47Z (4h 48m) DAY LENGTH12h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:55Z MOONSET15:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of DRRN.

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