// Station · 7h 25m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

HTSU

Sumbawanga Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 10°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 5,960 FT

7.9489°S / 31.6103°E

LOCATION · Sumbawanga, TZ

WIND

090°5 kt

HTSU · 5,960 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT024

T / Td

24 / 10

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,400 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 HTSU 301200Z 09005KT 9999 SCT024 24/10 Q1025

HTSU · day 30 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

090°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +20°C

8,000FT

+2,040 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,960 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT5,612 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,040 ft above HTSU's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+80%

-56%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+56%

-36%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+32%

-24%

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)

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,081 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:01ZSUNRISE

09:52ZSOLAR NOON

15:43ZSUNSET

16:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:05Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 41m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE15:28Z MOONSET03:09Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HTSU.

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