// Station · 28m ago

HRYR

Kigali International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 4,859 FT

1.9686°S / 30.1395°E

LOCATION · Kigali, RW

WIND

VRB5 kt

HRYR · 4,859 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT025

T / Td

26 / 13

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,500 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 HRYR 271230Z VRB05KT 9999 SCT025 26/13 Q1020 NOSIG

HRYR · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 11,483'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 11,483'

Pattern altitude: 5,859 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

7,100FT

+2,241 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,859 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT4,658 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,241 ft above HRYR's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,990 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:57ZSUNRISE

09:58ZSOLAR NOON

15:58ZSUNSET

16:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:20Z (3h 22m) DAY LENGTH12h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:44Z MOONSET00:45Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

HBBA

VFR

Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport · Bujumbura

WIND: 180° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 95 NM SW
AGE: 58m ago

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