// Station · 1h 18m ago · STALE

HTKA

Kigoma Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 2,700 FT

4.8862°S / 29.6709°E

LOCATION · Kigoma, TZ

WIND

VRB2 kt

HTKA · 2,700 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW023 SCT090

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,300 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 HTKA 111600Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW023 SCT090 26/19 Q1015 NOSIG

HTKA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 5,797'

34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 5,797'

Pattern altitude: 3,700 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 +16°C

4,600FT

+1,900 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,700 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,647 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HTAR (Arusha Airport, Arusha, elev 4,550 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+46%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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)

SCT090

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

FEW023

Few · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,831 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:12ZSUNRISE

10:07ZSOLAR NOON

16:03ZSUNSET

16:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:25Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 51m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:42Z MOONSET13:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

HBBA

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport · Bujumbura

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 96 NM N
AGE: 1h 18m ago

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