// Station · 32m ago

KHKY

Hickory Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 26.7°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 1,190 FT

35.7411°N / 81.3895°W

LOCATION · Hickory, US

WIND

300°5 kt

KHKY · 1,190 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

FEW080 BKN110

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 300°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,000 ft, and broken at 11,000 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 KHKY 111353Z 30005KT 10SM FEW080 BKN110 27/22 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02670217 $

KHKY · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 300° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

300°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

24★ HDG 240° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,401'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,190 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

2,600FT

+1,410 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,190 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT998 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

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)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,675 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:32ZSOLAR NOON

00:44ZSUNSET

01:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:14Z (10h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:43Z MOONSET22:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMRN

VFR

Foothills Regional Airport · Morganton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT002
DIST: 12 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KIPJ

VFR

Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport · Lincolnton

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 19 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KSVH

VFR

Statesville Regional Airport · Statesville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KEHO

VFR

Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport · Shelby

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KUKF

VFR

Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 32 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

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