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// Station · 22h 12m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

BIHN

Hornafjörður Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 15°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
64.2956°N / 15.2272°W
LOCATION · Höfn, IS
N
WIND
220°15 kt
BIHN · 24 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/15
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW028 FEW050
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 220°/15 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,800 ft, and a few at 5,000 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 BIHN 101500Z 22015KT 9999 FEW028 FEW050 15/07 Q1011

BIHN · day 10 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 15 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,921'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,024 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 +0°C

100FT
+76 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
400 100 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT89 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BIVM (Vestmannaeyjar Airport, Vestmannaeyjar, elev 326 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+1%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,600 FT FEW028 FEW050 BIHN ELEV · 24 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW028
Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL7,600 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

03:00ZSUNRISE
13:07ZSOLAR NOON
23:14ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 13m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:22Z MOONSET20:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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