// Station · 9m ago

KHOT

Memorial Field Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 540 FT

34.4788°N / 93.0963°W

LOCATION · Hot Springs, US

WIND

250°6 kt

KHOT · 540 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/6 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 KHOT 111353Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02890228

KHOT · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,595'

31 HDG 310° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 4,098'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,540 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 +15°C

2,100FT

+1,560 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV540 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT378 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3K8 (Comanche County Airport, Coldwater, elev 2,085 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 LEVEL15,136 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:18ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

01:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (11h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 18m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:33Z MOONSET22:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KHOT.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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