// Station · 1h 11m ago · STALE

HBBA

Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 180° / 10 kt

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 28°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 2,582 FT

3.3240°S / 29.3185°E

LOCATION · Bujumbura, BI

WIND

180°10 kt

HBBA · 2,582 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/10

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW025 BKN100

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.3 SM. Moderate winds at 180°/10 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, a few at 2,500 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR HBBA 111500Z 18010KT 7000 TS FEW025 BKN100 28/21 Q1014 NOSIG

HBBA · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 10 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: TS

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

180°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,811'

20 HDG 200° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT —

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X2 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 +18°C

4,700FT

+2,118 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,582 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT2,559 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

+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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,723 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

04:11ZSUNRISE

10:09ZSOLAR NOON

16:07ZSUNSET

16:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:29Z (17m) DAY LENGTH11h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:39Z MOONSET13:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

HRYR

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Kigali International Airport · Kigali

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 95 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

HTKA

VFR

Kigoma Airport · Kigoma

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 96 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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