// Station · 1h 11m ago · STALE

HTAR

Arusha Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 110° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,700 ft

T/Td 21°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

ELEV 4,550 FT

3.3678°S / 36.6333°E

LOCATION · Arusha, TZ

WIND

110°10 kt

HTAR · 4,550 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN027

LAYERS

BKN027

T / Td

21 / 15

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,700 ft. Moderate winds at 110°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,700 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 HTAR 111300Z 11010KT 9999 BKN027 21/15 Q1023 NOSIG

HTAR · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,700 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

110°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,377'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T9 kt X3 kt LEFT —

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 +14°C

6,000FT

+1,450 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,550 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+14°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

+60%

-42%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+42%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN027

Broken · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,156 ft VFR MARGIN-300 ft

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

03:41ZSUNRISE

09:40ZSOLAR NOON

15:38ZSUNSET

16:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:00Z (1h 48m) DAY LENGTH11h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:05Z MOONSET13:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

HTKJ

VFR

Kilimanjaro International Airport · Arusha

WIND: 040° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT030
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 1h 11m ago

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