// Station · 18m ago
KHFD
Hartford Brainard Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
41.7367°N / 72.6494°W
LOCATION · Hartford, US
WIND
010°7 kt
KHFD · 18 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 16
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/7 kt. 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 KHFD 111753Z 01007KT 10SM CLR 29/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02940156 10294 20222 58006
KHFD · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 010° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
010°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,417'
29
HDG 290°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
11
HDG 110°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
20
HDG 200°
T7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,018 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 +14°C
1,700FT
+1,682 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT-23 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KN66
(Albert S Nader Regional Airport, Oneonta, elev 1,763 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:27ZSUNRISE
16:57ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
01:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 15m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (6h 48m)
DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE06:59Z
MOONSET21:59Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K4B8
VFR
Robertson Field · Plainville
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KBDL
VFR
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 12 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
KMMK
VFR
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport · Meriden
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KIJD
VFR
Windham Airport · North Windham
- WIND
- 290° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KSNC
VFR
Chester Airport · Chester
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
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