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// Station · 12m ago

KHEQ

Holyoke Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 14 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.4°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 3,730 FT
40.5694°N / 102.2730°W
LOCATION · Holyoke, US
N
WIND
130°14 kt
KHEQ · 3,730 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/14G18
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.16"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/14 kt, gusting 18. 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 KHEQ 142255Z AUTO 13014G18KT 10SM CLR 31/13 A3016 RMK AO2 T03140128 $

KHEQ · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 14 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 14 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
130°14G18 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
14 HDG 140° H14 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
32 HDG 320° T14 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 4,730 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 +23°C

6,300FT
+2,570 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
6,900 5,350 3,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,730 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT3,488 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCAG (Craig Moffat Airport, Craig, elev 6,193 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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 · 19,589 FT KHEQ ELEV · 3,730 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,589 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:31ZSUNRISE
18:56ZSOLAR NOON
02:20ZSUNSET
02:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:52Z (3h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:39Z MOONSET02:28Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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