// Station · 10m ago
HTAR
Arusha Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 120° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft
T/Td 20°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 4,550 FT
3.3678°S / 36.6333°E
LOCATION · Arusha, TZ
WIND
120°4 kt
HTAR · 4,550 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN025
LAYERS
BKN025
T / Td
20 / 14
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Light winds at 120°/4 kt, 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 HTAR 111600Z 12004KT 9999 BKN025 20/14 Q1023 NOSIG
HTAR · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,500 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.21" 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
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
5,377'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
5,377'
Pattern altitude: 5,550 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 +13°C
5,900FT
+1,350 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,550 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT4,261 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at HTSU
(Sumbawanga Airport, Sumbawanga, elev 5,960 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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)
03:41ZSUNRISE
09:40ZSOLAR NOON
15:38ZSUNSET
16:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:00Z (past)
DAY LENGTH11h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:09Z
MOONSET13:06Z
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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