// Station · 18m ago
KHOT
Memorial Field Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 540 FT
34.4788°N / 93.0963°W
LOCATION · Hot Springs, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KHOT · 540 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 23
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KHOT 111253Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02720228
KHOT · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
6,595'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
6,595'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
4,098'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
4,098'
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 +13°C
1,900FT
+1,360 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV540 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT378 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSM
(Clinton Sherman Airport, Clinton, elev 1,922 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:09ZSUNRISE
18:18ZSOLAR NOON
01:28ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (12h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:31Z
MOONSET22:50Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSUZ
VFR
Saline County Regional Airport · Bryant
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KCXW
VFR
Conway Regional Airport · Conway
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KLIT
VFR
Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · Little Rock
- WIND
- 250° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 46 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KORK
VFR
North Little Rock Municipal Airport · North Little Rock
- WIND
- 260° / 8 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KRUE
VFR
Russellville Regional Airport · Russellville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 47 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
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