// Station · 30m ago

HRYR

Kigali International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 4,859 FT

1.9686°S / 30.1395°E

LOCATION · Kigali, RW

WIND

120°4 kt

HRYR · 4,859 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT025

T / Td

28 / 13

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/4 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 111330Z 12004KT 040V180 9999 SCT025 28/13 Q1019 NOSIG

HRYR · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 120° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

120°4 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 +22°C

7,400FT

+2,541 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV4,859 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT4,688 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,541 ft above HRYR's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+74%

-52%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+52%

-33%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+30%

-22%

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 LEVEL19,000 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:05ZSUNRISE

10:05ZSOLAR NOON

16:06ZSUNSET

16:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:28Z (2h 27m) DAY LENGTH12h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:29Z MOONSET13:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HUMA

VFR

Mbarara Airport · Mbarara

WIND: 290° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 89 NM N
AGE: 1h 0m ago

HBBA

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport · Bujumbura

WIND: 220° / 12 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 95 NM SW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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