// Station · 1m ago

KHND

Henderson Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 37.8°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 2,492 FT

35.9728°N / 115.1340°W

LOCATION · Las Vegas, US

WIND

210°10 kt

KHND · 2,492 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

38 / 13

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/10 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KHND 142356Z 21010KT 10SM CLR 38/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03780128 10389 20356 56019 $

KHND · day 14 at 23:56 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

210°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17L★ HDG 170° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'

17R HDG 170° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 60%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35R HDG 350° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,492 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 +28°C

5,800FT

+3,308 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,492 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+28°C PRESSURE ALT2,480 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLWL (Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field, Wells, elev 5,772 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+58%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,583 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:35ZSUNRISE

19:47ZSOLAR NOON

02:59ZSUNSET

03:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (3h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:45Z MOONSET03:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KLAS

VFR

Harry Reid International Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 7 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KVGT

VFR

North Las Vegas Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KLSV

VFR

Nellis Air Force Base · Las Vegas

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW160
DIST: 17 NM N
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KINS

VFR → MVFR 21Z

Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs

WIND: 140° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KIFP

VFR

Laughlin Bullhead International Airport · Bullhead City

WIND: 210° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

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