// Station · 1h 56m ago · STALE

HTDA

Julius Nyerere International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 22°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 182 FT

6.8735°S / 39.2073°E

LOCATION · Dar es Salaam, TZ

WIND

210°12 kt

HTDA · 182 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW028 SCT030

T / Td

30 / 22

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,800 ft, and scattered at 3,000 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 HTDA 271100Z 21012KT 9999 FEW028 SCT030 30/22 Q1016 NOSIG

HTDA · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 12 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

210°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,843'

14 HDG 140° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 92%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32 HDG 320° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT —

05 HDG 050° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,182 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 +15°C

1,900FT

+1,718 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV182 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT100 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,718 ft above HTDA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

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

FEW028

Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,334 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

03:28ZSUNRISE

09:21ZSOLAR NOON

15:14ZSUNSET

15:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:36Z (2h 40m) DAY LENGTH11h 45m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:15Z MOONSET00:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

HKMO

VFR

Moi International Airport · Mombasa

WIND: 170° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 172 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

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