// Station · 1h 10m ago · STALE

HKEL

Eldoret International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 15°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.33 inHg

ELEV 6,941 FT

0.4045°N / 35.2389°E

LOCATION · Eldoret, KE

WIND

VRB3 kt

HKEL · 6,941 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

15 / 12

ALTIM

30.33"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 HKEL 112100Z VRB03KT CAVOK 15/12 Q1027

HKEL · day 11 at 21:00 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 11,480'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 11,480'

Pattern altitude: 7,941 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 +13°C

8,100FT

+1,159 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,941 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT6,534 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,159 ft above HKEL's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+81%

-57%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+57%

-36%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+32%

-24%

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 LEVEL14,517 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:41ZSUNRISE

09:45ZSOLAR NOON

15:49ZSUNSET

16:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:12Z (18h 01m) DAY LENGTH12h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE01:21Z MOONSET13:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HKKI

VFR

Kisumu International Airport · Kisumu

WIND: 330° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 1h 10m ago

HKNK

VFR

Nakuru Lanet Airport · Nakuru

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 70 NM SE
AGE: 1h 10m ago

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