// Station · 31m ago

KHGR

Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.9°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 703 FT

39.7088°N / 77.7280°W

LOCATION · Hagerstown, US

WIND

300°8 kt

KHGR · 703 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW029 SCT042

T / Td

29 / 21

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 300°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,900 ft, and scattered at 4,200 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 KHGR 111653Z 30008KT 10SM FEW029 SCT042 29/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02890206 $

KHGR · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 300° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,900 ft · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

300°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,000'

02 HDG 020° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

09 HDG 090° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,703 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 +15°C

2,500FT

+1,797 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV703 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT641 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

SCT042

Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW029

Few · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,299 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:53ZSUNRISE

17:17ZSOLAR NOON

00:41ZSUNSET

01:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (7h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:24Z MOONSET22:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMRB

VFR

Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field · Martinsburg

WIND: 360° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT037
DIST: 22 NM SW
AGE: 31m ago

KFDK

VFR

Frederick Municipal Airport · Frederick

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN049
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 37m ago

KDMW

VFR

Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field · Westminster

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KJYO

VFR

Leesburg Executive Airport · Leesburg

WIND: 320° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KOKV

VFR

Winchester Regional Airport · Winchester

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 39 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

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