// Station · 1h 56m ago · STALE

HTBU

Bukoba Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 3,784 FT

1.3320°S / 31.8212°E

LOCATION · Bukoba, TZ

WIND

170°6 kt

HTBU · 3,784 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW026 FEW028 SCT090

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,600 ft, a few at 2,800 ft, and scattered at 9,000 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 HTBU 271100Z 17006KT 9999 FEW026 FEW028CB SCT090 26/19 Q1019 NOSIG

HTBU · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,600 ft · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,535'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,784 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 +18°C

5,800FT

+2,016 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,784 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,613 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,016 ft above HTBU's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+58%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW028

Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW026

Few · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,915 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:49ZSUNRISE

09:51ZSOLAR NOON

15:52ZSUNSET

16:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (3h 18m) DAY LENGTH12h 03m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:36Z MOONSET00:39Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

HUEN

VFR → MVFR 03Z

Entebbe International Airport · Entebbe

WIND: 190° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW026
DIST: 91 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

HRYR

VFR

Kigali International Airport · Kigali

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 108 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

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