// Station · 32m ago
EHKD
De Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air Station
CAT MVFR
WIND 030° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 1,400 ft
T/Td 22°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3 FT
52.9234°N / 4.7806°E
LOCATION · Den Helder, NL
WIND
030°9 kt
EHKD · 3 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN014
LAYERS
SCT012 BKN014
T / Td
22 / 17
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 1,400 ft. Moderate winds at 030°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 1,200 ft, and broken at 1,400 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR EHKD 111355Z AUTO 03009KT 350V090 9999 SCT012 BKN014 22/17 Q1022 GRN NOSIG
EHKD · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 030° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,200 ft · broken layer at 1,400 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
030°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
03★
HDG 030°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,183'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
21
HDG 210°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,003 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 +6°C
500FT
+497 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT-257 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EHBK
(Maastricht Aachen Airport, Maastricht, elev 375 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+5%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:30ZSUNRISE
11:47ZSOLAR NOON
20:04ZSUNSET
20:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 36m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:53Z (6h 25m)
DAY LENGTH16h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:54Z
MOONSET17:29Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EHVL
IFR
Vlieland Heliport · Oost-Vlieland
- WIND
- 030° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN006
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
EHAM
VFR
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 2m ago
EHLE
VFR
Lelystad Airport · Lelystad
- WIND
- 020° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 2m ago
EHLW
VFR
Leeuwarden Air Base · Leeuwarden
- WIND
- 040° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW017
- DIST
- 40 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
EHMG
IFR
L9-FF-1 Heliport
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN007
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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