// Station · 1h 18m ago · STALE

HTDA

Julius Nyerere International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 182 FT

6.8735°S / 39.2073°E

LOCATION · Dar es Salaam, TZ

WIND

120°4 kt

HTDA · 182 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW014

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,400 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 111800Z 12004KT 9999 FEW014 24/21 Q1018 NOSIG

HTDA · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,400 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" 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 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 9,843'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 9,843'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 3,280'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 3,280'

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 +9°C

1,100FT

+918 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV182 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT40 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HTMO (Mombo Airport, Mombo, elev 1,350 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

FEW014

Few · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,303 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:37ZSUNRISE

09:29ZSOLAR NOON

15:22ZSUNSET

15:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:44Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 44m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:11Z MOONSET12:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

HTZA

VFR

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport · Zanzibar

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 1h 18m ago

HTMG

VFR

Morogoro Airport · Morogoro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW021
DIST: 93 NM W
AGE: 1h 18m ago

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