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HKNK

Nakuru Lanet Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23°C / 10°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 · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW026
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR HKNK 111600Z 00000KT 9999 FEW026 23/10

HKNK · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,600 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 10°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 +20°C

8,700FT
+2,466 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
9,400 8,600 7,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,234 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT6,234 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,466 ft above HKNK's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+87%
-61%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+61%
-39%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+35%
-26%

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 · 17,850 FT FEW026 HKNK ELEV · 6,234 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW026
Few · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,850 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

03:38ZSUNRISE
09:41ZSOLAR NOON
15:45ZSUNSET
16:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:07Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:08Z MOONSET13:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HKNK.

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