// Station · 5h 6m ago · STALE

HKGA

Garissa Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 20 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 475 FT

0.4635°S / 39.6483°E

LOCATION · Garissa, KE

WIND

180°20 kt

HKGA · 475 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/20

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 16

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 180°/20 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 HKGA 281800Z 18020KT CAVOK 28/16 Q1015

HKGA · day 28 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 20 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H20 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,556'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T20 kt X3 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 +14°C

2,100FT

+1,625 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV475 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT422 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HKMK (Mulika Lodge Airport, Meru-Kinna, elev 2,230 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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 LEVEL14,616 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:20ZSUNRISE

09:23ZSOLAR NOON

15:27ZSUNSET

15:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:48Z (16h 41m) DAY LENGTH12h 06m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE16:03Z MOONSET04:09Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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