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HTSU

Sumbawanga Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.30 inHg
ELEV 5,960 FT
7.9489°S / 31.6103°E
LOCATION · Sumbawanga, TZ
N
WIND
000°0 kt
HTSU · 5,960 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.30"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 HTSU 141900Z 00000KT 9999 SKC 18/09 Q1026

HTSU · day 14 at 19:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
07 HDG 070° CALM
25 HDG 250° CALM
Pattern altitude: 6,960 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 +14°C

7,300FT
+1,340 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
8,500 7,500 6,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,960 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT5,582 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,340 ft above HTSU's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,051 FT HTSU ELEV · 5,960 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,051 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:09ZSUNRISE
10:00ZSOLAR NOON
15:51ZSUNSET
16:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:13Z (18h 02m) DAY LENGTH11h 41m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE04:16Z MOONSET15:57Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HTSU.

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