// Station · 1h 26m ago · STALE

HKLO

Lodwar Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 29,000 ft

T/Td 36°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 1,715 FT

3.1220°N / 35.6087°E

LOCATION · Lodwar, KE

WIND

070°6 kt

HKLO · 1,715 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN290

LAYERS

FEW037 BKN290

T / Td

36 / 14

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 29,000 ft. Light winds at 070°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 3,700 ft, and broken at 29,000 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 HKLO 111300Z 07006KT 9999 FEW037 BKN290 36/14 Q1008

HKLO · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,700 ft · broken layer at 29,000 ft · temp 36°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

070°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

09★ HDG 090° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY

09L HDG 090° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT 1,645'

09R HDG 090° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT 3,281'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

27 HDG 270° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

27R HDG 270° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

27L HDG 270° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,715 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 +25°C

4,800FT

+3,085 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,715 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT1,869 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HKKS (Kisii Airport, Kisii, elev 4,905 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+48%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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)

BKN290

Broken · base 29,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW037

Few · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING29,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER29,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL19,897 ft VFR MARGIN+26,000 ft

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

03:35ZSUNRISE

09:44ZSOLAR NOON

15:52ZSUNSET

16:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:15Z (1h 48m) DAY LENGTH12h 17m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:59Z MOONSET13:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

HUSO

VFR → MVFR 19Z

Soroti Airport · Soroti

WIND: 210° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT022
DIST: 146 NM SW
AGE: 56m ago

HKEL

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret

WIND: 360° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 165 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

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