Mpala Research Center Airstrip

KE-0168 · Laikipia, Kenya

The METAR station used is 104 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Mpala Research Center Airstrip 7/25
Wind: 0 kt, 0 beaufort


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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 1,800
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OVC 8,000
METAR HKNK 032200Z 00000KT 9999 RA BKN018 OVC080 17/16

METAR Mpala Research Center Airstrip - KE-0168

Mpala Research Center Airstrip is a small airport in Laikipia, Kenya. The airport is located at latitude 0.29001 and longitude 36.89202. The airport has one runway: 7/25. This airport has no ICAO code, we use KE-0168 as reference. The airport is in the Nairobi FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Nakuru Airport on May 4, 2024 01:00, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 8,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,800 ft.

Current weather is rain. The temperature and wind chill are 17 °C. The dew point is 16 °C, the relative humidity is 94%.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:33. This applies to Mpala Research Center Airstrip, 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 075°-255°

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

1,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
8,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Rain
Temperature 17 °C
Dewpoint 16 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:29 (4:51h)
Midday
12:32
Sunset
18:35

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