// Station · 12m ago

KHEI

Hettinger Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 7 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 38.9°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 2,705 FT

46.0149°N / 102.6560°W

LOCATION · Hettinger, US

WIND

130°7 kt

KHEI · 2,705 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/7G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

39 / 9

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 130°/7 kt, gusting 16. 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 KHEI 142253Z AUTO 13007G16KT 10SM CLR 39/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03890094

KHEI · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 7 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 7 ktG16

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

130°7G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,652'

17 HDG 170° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 2,020'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +29°C

6,100FT

+3,395 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,705 FT OAT+39°C ISA DELTA+29°C PRESSURE ALT2,593 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCYS (Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field, Cheyenne, elev 6,159 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+61%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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 LEVEL22,351 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:14ZSUNRISE

18:57ZSOLAR NOON

02:40ZSUNSET

03:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:17Z (4h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:22Z MOONSET02:48Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KY19

VFR

Mandan Municipal Airport · Mandan

WIND: 100° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 86 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KHZE

VFR

Mercer County Regional Airport · Hazen

WIND: 080° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 88 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KBIS

VFR

Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck

WIND: 080° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 91 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KMBG

VFR

Mobridge Municipal Airport · Mobridge

WIND: 150° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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