// Station · 3h 13m ago · STALE
HKLU
Manda Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
2.2524°S / 40.9129°E
LOCATION · Lamu, KE
WIND
180°7 kt
HKLU · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT026
T / Td
29 / 23
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR HKLU 111500Z 18007KT 9999 SCT026 29/23 Q1014
HKLU · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
180°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H6 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,561'
26
HDG 260°
H1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
08
HDG 080°
T1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
33
HDG 330°
T6 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 +14°C
1,700FT
+1,680 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT-3 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at HKVO
(Voi Airport, Voi, elev 1,900 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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+3)
03:22ZSUNRISE
09:22ZSOLAR NOON
15:22ZSUNSET
15:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:45Z (past)
DAY LENGTH11h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE00:55Z
MOONSET12:54Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
HKML
VFR
Malindi International Airport · Malindi
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT022
- DIST
- 76 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 13m ago
HKGA
VFR
Garissa Airport · Garissa
- WIND
- 160° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 132 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 13m ago
HKMO
VFR
Moi International Airport · Mombasa
- WIND
- 210° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 133 NM SW
- AGE
- 43m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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