// Station · 34m ago

HKKI

Kisumu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 18 kt G33

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 20°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 3,734 FT

0.0861°S / 34.7289°E

LOCATION · Kisumu, KE

WIND

060°18 kt

HKKI · 3,734 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/18G33

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN080

T / Td

20 / 19

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Brisk winds at 060°/18 kt, gusting 33, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 HKKI 111330Z 06018G33KT 9999 FEW020CB BKN080 20/19 Q1016

HKKI · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 060° at 18 kt, gusts to 33 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 18 ktG33

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°18G33 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

06★ HDG 060° H18 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,823'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

24 HDG 240° T18 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 4,734 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 +12°C

5,100FT

+1,366 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,734 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT3,652 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HKKG (Kakamega Airport, Kakamega, elev 5,020 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+51%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-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)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,835 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

03:44ZSUNRISE

09:47ZSOLAR NOON

15:51ZSUNSET

16:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:13Z (2h 09m) DAY LENGTH12h 06m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:07Z MOONSET13:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

HKEL

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret

WIND: 020° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 42 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

HUTO

MVFR

Tororo Airport · Tororo

WIND: 360° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 57 NM NW
AGE: 1h 4m ago

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