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// Station · 17m ago

KFHU

Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21.8°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 4,719 FT
31.5874°N / 110.3482°W
LOCATION · Fort Huachuca / Sierra Vista, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KFHU · 4,719 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW220
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 22,000 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 KFHU 111255Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW220 22/16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02180161

KFHU · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 22,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 12,001'
26 HDG 260° CALM 12,001'
12 HDG 120° CALM 5,366'
30 HDG 300° CALM 5,366'
03 HDG 030° CALM 4,285'
21 HDG 210° CALM 4,285'
Pattern altitude: 5,719 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 +16°C

6,300FT
+1,581 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
8,500 7,250 6,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,719 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT4,456 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOW (Show Low Regional Airport, Show Low, elev 6,415 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,729 FT FEW220 KFHU ELEV · 4,719 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW220
Few · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,729 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:25ZSUNRISE
19:27ZSOLAR NOON
02:30ZSUNSET
02:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (13h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:47Z MOONSET23:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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