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// HKNK · Nakuru Lanet Airport · Nakuru

// STALE Observation is 1h 16m old — METAR cadence is typically hourly. A fresh report may be on its way.

// 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
N
WIND
000°0 kt
HKNK · 6,234 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN025
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN025
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
—
 
 
 

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// 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
9,400 8,600 7,800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,840 FT BKN025 · CEILING HKNK ELEV · 6,234 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN025
Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING2,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,840 ft VFR MARGIN-500 ft

// 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

HKNI
VFR
Nyeri Airport · Nyeri
WIND
CALM
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN080
DIST
49 NM E
AGE
1h 16m ago

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