// Station · 7h 34m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

HUKS

Kasese Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 3,146 FT

0.1830°N / 30.1000°E

LOCATION · Kasese, UG

WIND

000°0 kt

HUKS · 3,146 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW029

T / Td

30 / 19

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM 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 HUKS 301500Z 00000KT 9999 FEW029 30/19 Q1013

HUKS · day 30 at 15:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,900 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 5,151'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 5,151'

Pattern altitude: 4,146 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 +21°C

5,700FT

+2,554 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,146 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT3,152 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HUKB (Kabale Airport, elev 6,000 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+57%

-40%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+40%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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)

FEW029

Few · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,298 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:54ZSUNRISE

09:58ZSOLAR NOON

16:02ZSUNSET

16:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:34Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:24Z (17h 50m) DAY LENGTH12h 07m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE15:27Z MOONSET03:35Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HUKS.

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