// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
K2V5
VFR
Wray Municipal Airport · Wray
- WIND
- 120° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KIML
VFR
Imperial Municipal Airport · Imperial
- WIND
- 130° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 30 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
KGGF
VFR
Grant Municipal Airport · Grant
- WIND
- 150° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
K2V6
VFR
Yuma Municipal Airport · Yuma
- WIND
- 140° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SW
- AGE
- 33m ago
KOGA
VFR
Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field · Ogallala
- WIND
- 130° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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