// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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)
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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