// Station · 50m ago
HKLO
Lodwar Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 1,715 FT
3.1220°N / 35.6087°E
LOCATION · Lodwar, KE
WIND
060°10 kt
HKLO · 1,715 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW032
T / Td
33 / 16
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,200 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR HKLO 270900Z 06010KT 9999 FEW032 33/16 Q1012
HKLO · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,200 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 10 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
060°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY
09L
HDG 090°
H9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
1,645'
09R
HDG 090°
H9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
3,281'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
27
HDG 270°
T9 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
27R
HDG 270°
T9 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
27L
HDG 270°
T9 kt
X5 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 +21°C
4,300FT
+2,585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,715 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT1,751 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,300 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,585 ft above
HKLO's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
03:27ZSUNRISE
09:36ZSOLAR NOON
15:44ZSUNSET
16:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 54m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:06Z (6h 16m)
DAY LENGTH12h 16m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE12:08Z
MOONSET00:25Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
HKKT
VFR
Kitale Airport · Kitale
- WIND
- 300° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN230
- DIST
- 135 NM S
- AGE
- 50m ago
HUSO
VFR
Soroti Airport · Soroti
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT021
- DIST
- 146 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
HKEL
VFR
Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret
- WIND
- 110° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 165 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
HKKI
VFR
Kisumu International Airport · Kisumu
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW026
- DIST
- 200 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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