// Station · 1h 11m ago · STALE

HKML

Malindi International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 80 FT

3.2293°S / 40.1017°E

LOCATION · Malindi, KE

WIND

180°9 kt

HKML · 80 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT024 SCT260

T / Td

26 / 21

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,400 ft, and scattered at 26,000 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 HKML 111500Z 18009KT 9999 SCT024 SCT260 26/21 Q1015

HKML · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · scattered layer at 26,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,600'

26 HDG 260° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,080 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,320 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV80 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT27 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

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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)

SCT260

Scattered · base 26,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER26,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,211 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

03:27ZSUNRISE

09:26ZSOLAR NOON

15:24ZSUNSET

15:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:46Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:55Z MOONSET12:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HKMO

VFR

Moi International Airport · Mombasa

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 57 NM SW
AGE: 41m ago

HKLU

VFR

Manda Airport · Lamu

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 76 NM NE
AGE: 1h 11m ago

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