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// Station · 19m ago

KHOB

Lea County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 10 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 3,661 FT
32.6875°N / 103.2170°W
LOCATION · Hobbs, US
N
WIND
150°10 kt
KHOB · 3,661 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/10G16
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.16"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/10 kt, gusting 16. 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 KHOB 111450Z 15010G16KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3016

KHOB · day 11 at 14:50 UTC · wind from 150° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 10 ktG16
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
150°10G16 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
13 HDG 130° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,002'
17 HDG 170° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT 4,370'
22 HDG 220° H3 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
04 HDG 040° T3 kt X9 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T9 kt X3 kt LEFT
35 HDG 350° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 4,661 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

5,600FT
+1,939 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
7,300 6,000 4,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,661 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,419 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFMN (Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, elev 5,506 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,792 FT KHOB ELEV · 3,661 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,792 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:54ZSUNRISE
18:59ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (11h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:20Z MOONSET23:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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