// Station · 3h 20m ago · STALE

HKGA

Garissa Airport

CAT —

WIND 140° / 8 kt

VIS —

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 13°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 475 FT

0.4635°S / 39.6483°E

LOCATION · Garissa, KE

WIND

140°8 kt

HKGA · 475 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/8

VIS

—

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 13

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/8 kt. Visibility unreported and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR HKGA 141800Z 14008KT SKC 27/13 Q1014

HKGA · day 14 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 8 kt · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,556'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,475 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

2,000FT

+1,525 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV475 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT452 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HKVO (Voi Airport, Voi, elev 1,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 LEVEL14,111 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

03:25ZSUNRISE

09:28ZSOLAR NOON

15:31ZSUNSET

15:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:53Z (18h 32m) DAY LENGTH12h 05m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE03:30Z MOONSET15:35Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HKGA.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →