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// HTKA · Kigoma Airport · Kigoma

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// Station · 1h 56m ago · STALE

HTKA

Kigoma Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 2,700 FT
4.8862°S / 29.6709°E
LOCATION · Kigoma, TZ
N
WIND
220°11 kt
HTKA · 2,700 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW028
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,800 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 271100Z 22011KT 9999 FEW028 29/17 Q1017 NOSIG

HTKA · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16★ HDG 160° H6 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,797'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T5 kt X10 kt LEFT —
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 +19°C

4,900FT
+2,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
5,400 4,300 3,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,700 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT2,588 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HTSN (Seronera Airport, Seronera, elev 5,080 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+49%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,346 FT FEW028 HTKA ELEV · 2,700 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW028
Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,346 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:03ZSUNRISE
09:59ZSOLAR NOON
15:55ZSUNSET
16:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:18Z (3h 21m) DAY LENGTH11h 51m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:50Z MOONSET00:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

HBBA
VFR
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport · Bujumbura
WIND
180° / 12 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
FEW030
DIST
96 NM N
AGE
56m ago
HRYR
VFR
Kigali International Airport · Kigali
WIND
VRB / 5 kt
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
SCT025
DIST
177 NM N
AGE
26m ago

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