// Station · 7m ago
KHCD
Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 22.3°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,062 FT
44.8599°N / 94.3825°W
LOCATION · Hutchinson, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KHCD · 1,062 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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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METAR KHCD 142255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3015 RMK AO2 T03110223
KHCD · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
—CALM
——
4,000'
33
HDG 330°
—CALM
——
4,000'
Pattern altitude: 2,062 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 +18°C
3,000FT
+1,938 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,062 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT829 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:45ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
02:03ZSUNSET
02:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (3h 36m)
DAY LENGTH15h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:53Z
MOONSET02:11Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGYL
VFR
Glencoe Municipal Airport · Glencoe
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KLJF
VFR
Litchfield Municipal Airport · Litchfield
- WIND
- 230° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KOVL
VFR
Olivia Regional Airport · Olivia
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMGG
VFR
Maple Lake Municipal Airport · Maple Lake
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KCFE
VFR
Buffalo Municipal Airport · Buffalo
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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