// Station · 1h 19m ago · STALE

HKKT

Kitale Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 24,000 ft

T/Td 19°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

ELEV 6,070 FT

0.9720°N / 34.9586°E

LOCATION · Kitale, KE

WIND

000°0 kt

HKKT · 6,070 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN240

LAYERS

FEW019 BKN240

T / Td

19 / 15

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 24,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,900 ft, and broken at 24,000 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 HKKT 111500Z 00000KT 9999 FEW019CB BKN240 19/15 Q1023

HKKT · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · broken layer at 24,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 4,757'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 4,757'

Pattern altitude: 7,070 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 +15°C

7,600FT

+1,530 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV6,070 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT5,781 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,530 ft above HKKT's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+76%

-53%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+53%

-34%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+30%

-23%

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)

BKN240

Broken · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW019

Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING24,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,666 ft VFR MARGIN+21,000 ft

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

03:41ZSUNRISE

09:46ZSOLAR NOON

15:51ZSUNSET

16:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:09Z MOONSET13:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HKEL

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret

WIND: 200° / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN260
DIST: 38 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

HKKI

VFR

Kisumu International Airport · Kisumu

WIND: 360° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 65 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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