Small General Aviation Airport • Kigoma, 08, TZ
Elevation: 2,700 ft (823 m) • -4.8862, 29.6709
Kigoma Airport (HTKA / TKQ) is a small general aviation airport serving Kigoma, 08, TZ, situated at an elevation of 2,700 ft (823 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.3° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR HTKA 042000Z 34003KT CAVOK 20/17 Q1017 NOSIG
TAF HTKA 041700Z 0418/0518 VRB02KT CAVOK
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM