// Station · 1h 16m ago · STALE
HKNK
Nakuru Lanet Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft
T/Td 21°C / 12°C
ALTIM — inHg
ELEV 6,234 FT
0.2984°S / 36.1592°E
LOCATION · Nakuru, KE
WIND
000°0 kt
HKNK · 6,234 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN025
LAYERS
BKN025
T / Td
21 / 12
ALTIM
—
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Winds calm, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,500 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR HKNK 111700Z 00000KT 9999 BKN025 21/12
HKNK · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 12°C
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
5,607'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
5,607'
Pattern altitude: 7,234 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 +18°C
8,400FT
+2,166 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,234 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT6,234 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,400 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,166 ft above
HKNK's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+84%
-59%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+59%
-38%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-25%
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)
03:38ZSUNRISE
09:41ZSOLAR NOON
15:45ZSUNSET
16:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:07Z (past)
DAY LENGTH12h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE01:10Z
MOONSET13:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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