// Station · 1h 6m ago · STALE

KHMN

Holloman Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 25.2°C / 9.1°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 4,093 FT

32.8525°N / 106.1070°W

LOCATION · Alamogordo, US

WIND

280°9 kt

KHMN · 4,093 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

BKN140

T / Td

25 / 9

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Moderate winds at 280°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 14,000 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 KHMN 111255Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM BKN140 25/09 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02520091 $

KHMN · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

280°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

25★ HDG 250° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,922'

22 HDG 220° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

34 HDG 340° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

16 HDG 160° T4 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T5 kt X8 kt LEFT —

07 HDG 070° T8 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 5,093 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 +18°C

6,000FT

+1,907 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,093 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,872 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEG (Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, elev 5,837 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+60%

-42%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+42%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,820 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:05ZSUNRISE

19:11ZSOLAR NOON

02:16ZSUNSET

02:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:44Z (12h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:29Z MOONSET23:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KALM

VFR

Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 6 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

KSRR

VFR

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Alto

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

KLRU

VFR

Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KBIF

VFR

Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) · Fort Bliss/El Paso

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM S
AGE: 1h 6m ago

KTCS

VFR

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth or Consequences

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

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