// 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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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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

// 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 LEVEL17,734 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

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)

HRYR

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Kigali International Airport · Kigali

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 95 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

HTKA

VFR

Kigoma Airport · Kigoma

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 96 NM S
AGE: 1h 12m ago

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