// Station · 55m ago

KHEI

Hettinger Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 16 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 15.6°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 2,705 FT

46.0149°N / 102.6560°W

LOCATION · Hettinger, US

WIND

120°16 kt

KHEI · 2,705 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/16G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

SCT039 BKN060

T / Td

25 / 16

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Brisk winds at 120°/16 kt, gusting 23, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,900 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 KHEI 302053Z AUTO 12016G23KT 10SM SCT039 BKN060 25/16 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/2027 SLP077 T02500156 56004

KHEI · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 16 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 16 ktG23

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°16G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,652'

17 HDG 170° H10 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 52%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T16 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 3,705 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

4,700FT

+1,995 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,705 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,812 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEAN (Phifer Airfield, Wheatland, elev 4,776 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+47%

-33%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+33%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT039

Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,331 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

11:06ZSUNRISE

18:49ZSOLAR NOON

02:33ZSUNSET

03:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:10Z (5h 21m) DAY LENGTH15h 27m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:37Z MOONSET14:04Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KBWW

VFR

Bowman Regional Airport · Bowman

WIND: 150° / 17 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT034
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KDIK

VFR

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · Dickinson

WIND: 110° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 47 NM N
AGE: 52m ago

KD57

VFR

Glen Ullin Regional Airport · Glen Ullin

WIND: 110° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 58 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KD07

—

Faith Municipal Airport · Faith

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG21
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM SE
AGE: 52m ago

KBHK

VFR

Baker Municipal Airport · Baker

WIND: 130° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

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