// Station · 1h 49m ago · STALE

HTZA

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 22°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 54 FT

6.2220°S / 39.2249°E

LOCATION · Zanzibar, TZ

WIND

190°12 kt

HTZA · 54 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT022

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 190°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,200 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 HTZA 270800Z 19012KT 9999 SCT022 29/22 Q1018 NOSIG

HTZA · day 27 at 08:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,200 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

190°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,915'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,054 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

1,600FT

+1,546 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV54 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-88 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,546 ft above HTZA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

SCT022

Scattered · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,700 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

03:27ZSUNRISE

09:21ZSOLAR NOON

15:15ZSUNSET

15:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:37Z (5h 48m) DAY LENGTH11h 47m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE12:08Z MOONSET23:56Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

HTDA

VFR

Julius Nyerere International Airport · Dar es Salaam

WIND: 210° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT024
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 49m ago

HKMO

VFR

Moi International Airport · Mombasa

WIND: 170° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 133 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

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