// Station · 6h 28m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

HKGA

Garissa Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 34°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 475 FT

0.4635°S / 39.6483°E

LOCATION · Garissa, KE

WIND

180°10 kt

HKGA · 475 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT030

T / Td

34 / 18

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 3,000 ft. 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 HKGA 301300Z 18010KT 9999 SCT030 34/18 Q1011

HKGA · day 30 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,556'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +20°C

2,900FT

+2,425 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV475 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT540 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HKMY (Moyale Airport, Moyale, elev 2,790 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,647 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:17ZSUNRISE

09:20ZSOLAR NOON

15:23ZSUNSET

15:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:45Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 05m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE14:44Z MOONSET02:49Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HKGA.

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