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// 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
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HTKA · 2,700 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
5,200 4,350 3,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,831 FT FEW023 SCT090 HTKA ELEV · 2,700 FT
// 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

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