// Station · 1h 12m ago · STALE
HTKJ
Kilimanjaro International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 2,932 FT
3.4270°S / 37.0735°E
LOCATION · Arusha, TZ
WIND
040°9 kt
HTKJ · 2,932 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT030
T / Td
27 / 14
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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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METAR HTKJ 111300Z 04009KT 9999 SCT030 27/14 Q1018 NOSIG
HTKJ · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H6 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 11,811'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
27
HDG 270°
T6 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 3,932 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 +18°C
4,900FT
+1,968 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,932 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT2,790 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
+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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
03:40ZSUNRISE
09:38ZSOLAR NOON
15:36ZSUNSET
15:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:58Z (1h 46m)
DAY LENGTH11h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:04Z
MOONSET13:00Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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