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HTBU

Bukoba Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 3,784 FT
1.3320°S / 31.8212°E
LOCATION · Bukoba, TZ
N
WIND
090°4 kt
HTBU · 3,784 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW022 FEW024 SCT090
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,200 ft, a few at 2,400 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 111500Z 09004KT 9999 FEW022 FEW024CB SCT090 26/18 Q1016 NOSIG

HTBU · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
090°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 4,535'
31 HDG 310° CALM 4,535'
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

5,900FT
+2,116 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
6,100 5,550 5,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,784 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,702 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,915 FT FEW022 FEW024 SCT090 HTBU ELEV · 3,784 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT090
Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW024
Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW022
Few · base 2,200 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)

03:57ZSUNRISE
09:59ZSOLAR NOON
16:00ZSUNSET
16:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:22Z (18m) DAY LENGTH12h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:25Z MOONSET13:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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