Tawi airfield

HKTW · Kilimanjaro, Kenya

The METAR station used is 87 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 040° Tawi airfield 8/26
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

3 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,900
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,000
METAR HTKJ 051300Z 04005KT 9999 FEW029CB SCT030 30/19 NOSIG

METAR Tawi airfield - HKTW

Tawi airfield is a small airport in Kilimanjaro, Kenya. The airport is located at latitude -2.72963 and longitude 37.42863. The airport has one runway: 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is HKTW. The airport is in the Dar Es Salaam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Kilimanjaro International Airport on May 5, 2024 16:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 040° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,900 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 30 °C. The heat index is 31. The dew point is 19 °C, the relative humidity is 52%.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:27. This applies to Tawi airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8/26 082°-262° 3 kt 4 kt 67 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,900 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
3,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 30 °C
Dewpoint 19 °C
Rel. humidity 52%
Heat index 31 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:28
Midday
12:28
Sunset
18:27 (1:14h)

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