// Station · 29m ago

HTMW

Mwanza International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 16°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 3,763 FT

2.4466°S / 32.9361°E

LOCATION · Mwanza, TZ

WIND

330°7 kt

HTMW · 3,763 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW028 FEW029

T / Td

28 / 16

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,800 ft, and a few at 2,900 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 HTMW 111430Z 33007KT 9999 FEW028 FEW029CB 28/16 Q1017 NOSIG

HTMW · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 330° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · a few clouds at 2,900 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

330°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

30★ HDG 300° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,212'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T6 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,763 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 +20°C

6,100FT

+2,337 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,763 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT3,651 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HTSU (Sumbawanga Airport, Sumbawanga, elev 5,960 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+61%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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)

FEW029

Few · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW028

Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,904 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:55ZSUNRISE

09:54ZSOLAR NOON

15:54ZSUNSET

16:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:16Z (1h 17m) DAY LENGTH11h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:20Z MOONSET13:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

HTMU

VFR

Musoma Airport · Musoma

WIND: 300° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW024
DIST: 77 NM NE
AGE: 59m ago

HTBU

VFR

Bukoba Airport · Bukoba

WIND: 110° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 95 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

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