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// K7W6 · Hyde County Airport · Engelhard

// Station · 23m ago

K7W6

Hyde County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 18 kt G23
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.2°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 8 FT
35.5624°N / 75.9552°W
LOCATION · Engelhard, US
N
WIND
020°18 kt
K7W6 · 8 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/18G23
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 020°/18 kt, gusting 23. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 K7W6 301955Z AUTO 02018G23KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2986 RMK AO2 T02620150

K7W6 · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 18 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 18 ktG23
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°18G23 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
11★ HDG 110° H0 kt X18 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,002'
29 HDG 290° H0 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
Pattern altitude: 1,008 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 +11°C

1,400FT
+1,392 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT64 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUKF (Wilkes County Airport, North Wilkesboro, elev 1,301 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,240 FT K7W6 ELEV · 8 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,240 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:51ZSUNRISE
17:02ZSOLAR NOON
00:13ZSUNSET
00:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:43Z (4h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:20Z MOONSET11:42Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of K7W6.

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