// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE

HKML

Malindi International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 80 FT

3.2293°S / 40.1017°E

LOCATION · Malindi, KE

WIND

180°13 kt

HKML · 80 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

SCT026 BKN080

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Brisk winds at 180°/13 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,600 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 111200Z 18013KT 9999 SCT026 BKN080 27/22 Q1015

HKML · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,600'

26 HDG 260° H2 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T2 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T13 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 +12°C

1,500FT

+1,420 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV80 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°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

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,716 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

03:27ZSUNRISE

09:26ZSOLAR NOON

15:24ZSUNSET

15:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:46Z (2h 41m) DAY LENGTH11h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:49Z MOONSET12:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HKMO

VFR

Moi International Airport · Mombasa

WIND: 130° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW027
DIST: 57 NM SW
AGE: 35m ago

HKLU

VFR

Manda Airport · Lamu

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 76 NM NE
AGE: 1h 5m ago

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