// Station · 9m ago
KHLX
Twin County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 2,693 FT
36.7661°N / 80.8236°W
LOCATION · Hillsville, US
WIND
270°4 kt
KHLX · 2,693 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 9
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/4 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 KHLX 302055Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3000 RMK AO2
KHLX · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
270°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
4,151'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
4,151'
Pattern altitude: 3,693 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 +11°C
4,000FT
+1,307 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,693 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT2,611 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP
(Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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)
10:08ZSUNRISE
17:22ZSOLAR NOON
00:36ZSUNSET
01:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (4h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:37Z
MOONSET12:06Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMWK
VFR
Mount Airy Surry County Airport · Mount Airy
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KPSK
VFR
New River Valley Airport · Dublin
- WIND
- 330° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KMKJ
VFR
Mountain Empire Airport · Rural Retreat
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KBCB
VFR
Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport · Blacksburg
- WIND
- 330° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KGEV
VFR
Ashe County Airport · Jefferson
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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