// Station · 1h 54m ago · STALE

HUAR

Arua Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 3,951 FT

3.0492°N / 30.9117°E

LOCATION · Arua, UG

WIND

180°8 kt

HUAR · 3,951 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW024

T / Td

28 / 17

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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 HUAR 270900Z 18008KT 9999 FEW024 28/17 Q1019

HUAR · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T8 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 4,951 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

6,200FT

+2,249 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,951 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT3,780 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,249 ft above HUAR's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+62%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-28%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+25%

-19%

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)

FEW024

Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,092 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:46ZSUNRISE

09:54ZSOLAR NOON

16:03ZSUNSET

16:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:25Z (5h 31m) DAY LENGTH12h 16m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:29Z MOONSET00:46Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

HUGU

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Gulu Airport · Gulu

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 83 NM E
AGE: 54m ago

HUSO

MVFR

Soroti Airport · Soroti

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN021
DIST: 181 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

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