// 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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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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 —

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,568 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

HTAR

MVFR

Arusha Airport · Arusha

WIND: 110° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 1h 12m ago

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