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// 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
N
WIND
270°6 kt
KHEG · 87 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,100 1,400 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,228 FT KHEG ELEV · 87 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,228 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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