// Station · 1h 12m ago · STALE
HBBA
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 220° / 12 kt
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft
T/Td 30°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 2,582 FT
3.3240°S / 29.3185°E
LOCATION · Bujumbura, BI
WIND
220°12 kt
HBBA · 2,582 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/12
VIS
5.0 SM
CEILING
BKN100
LAYERS
FEW025 BKN100
T / Td
30 / 20
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 220°/12 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, a few at 2,500 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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HBBA 111300Z 22012KT 8000 FEW025 BKN100 30/20 Q1013 NOSIG
HBBA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 12 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
220°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
20★
HDG 200°
H11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY
17
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
02
HDG 020°
T11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,582 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 +20°C
5,000FT
+2,418 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,582 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT2,588 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at HBBO
(Kirundo Airport, Kirundo, elev 4,511 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
04:11ZSUNRISE
10:09ZSOLAR NOON
16:07ZSUNSET
16:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 54m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:29Z (2h 16m)
DAY LENGTH11h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:34Z
MOONSET13:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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