// Station · 32m ago

KHKA

Blytheville Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 255 FT

35.9404°N / 89.8308°W

LOCATION · Blytheville, US

WIND

VRB5 kt

KHKA · 255 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW029 FEW080

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,900 ft, and a few at 8,000 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 KHKA 301853Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW029 FEW080 29/23 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02890228 PWINO $

KHKA · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,900 ft · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,002'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,002'

Pattern altitude: 1,255 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

2,000FT

+1,745 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV255 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT282 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW029

Few · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,851 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:46ZSUNRISE

17:58ZSOLAR NOON

01:10ZSUNSET

01:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (6h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:12Z MOONSET12:36Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KTKX

MVFR

Kennett Memorial Airport · Kennett

WIND: 340° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 20 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KM04

VFR

Covington Municipal Airport · Covington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KNQA

VFR

Millington-Memphis Airport · Millington

WIND: 330° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

K2M8

VFR

Charles W. Baker Airport · Millington

WIND: 320° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT028
DIST: 40 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KJBR

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Jonesboro Municipal Airport · Jonesboro

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 40 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

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