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// Station · 38m ago

BIHN

Hornafjörður Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 19 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 24 FT
64.2956°N / 15.2272°W
LOCATION · Höfn, IS
N
WIND
220°19 kt
BIHN · 24 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/19
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW010 FEW017
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 220°/19 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,000 ft, and a few at 1,700 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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 111326Z 22019KT 9999 HZ FEW010 FEW017 13/09 Q1021

BIHN · day 11 at 13:26 UTC · wind from 220° at 19 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 19 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°19 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H15 kt X12 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,921'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T15 kt X12 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 -2°C

-500FT
-524 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
200 -200 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT-206 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -524 ft above BIHN's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-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 · 6,590 FT FEW010 FEW017 BIHN ELEV · 24 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW017
Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW010
Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL6,590 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:00ZSUNRISE
13:07ZSOLAR NOON
23:14ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 13m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:24Z MOONSET20:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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