// Station · 8m ago

KHDC

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.5°C / 23.2°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 47 FT

30.5216°N / 90.4184°W

LOCATION · Hammond, US

WIND

310°5 kt

KHDC · 47 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/5 kt. 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 KHDC 142255Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3006 RMK AO2 T02750232

KHDC · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

310°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,502'

36 HDG 360° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18 HDG 180° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

13 HDG 130° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,047 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 +12°C

1,400FT

+1,353 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV47 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-95 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRO (Boone County Airport, Harrison, elev 1,365 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,936 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:10ZSUNRISE

18:08ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (2h 30m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:18Z MOONSET01:15Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KHDC.

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