// Station · 10m ago
KHEG
Herlong Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 270° / 6 kt
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 87 FT
30.2778°N / 81.8059°W
LOCATION · Jacksonville, US
WIND
270°6 kt
KHEG · 87 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/6
VIS
5.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 23
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Light winds at 270°/6 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KHEG 302055Z AUTO 27006KT 5SM -RA CLR 28/23 A2992 RMK AO2 TSNO
KHEG · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 6 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
270°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,001'
29
HDG 290°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
3,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
T6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
11
HDG 110°
T6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,087 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 +13°C
1,700FT
+1,613 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV87 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT84 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP
(Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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-5)
10:27ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:24ZSUNSET
00:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:51Z (3h 46m)
DAY LENGTH13h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:57Z
MOONSET11:54Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KVQQ
IFR
→
VFR
01Z
Cecil Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 2.5 SM
- CEILING
- SCT038
- DIST
- 5 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KNEN
VFR
Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW034
- DIST
- 6 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KNIP
VFR
→
MVFR
06Z
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN160
- DIST
- 7 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KJAX
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Jacksonville International Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCRG
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
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