// Station · 16m ago

DRRN

Diori Hamani International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 732 FT

13.4815°N / 2.1836°E

LOCATION · Niamey, NE

WIND

250°8 kt

DRRN · 732 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW013

T / Td

26 / 22

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,300 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 DRRN 111400Z 25008KT 210V280 9999 FEW013 26/22 Q1013 NOSIG

DRRN · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,300 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27R★ HDG 270° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,499'

27L HDG 270° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09L HDG 090° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

09R HDG 090° T8 kt X3 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 +12°C

2,200FT

+1,468 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV732 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT738 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at DRRI (Bilma Airport, Bilma, elev 1,715 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW013

Few · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,863 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

05:31ZSUNRISE

11:57ZSOLAR NOON

18:23ZSUNSET

18:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:47Z (4h 30m) 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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