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// 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
N
WIND
250°6 kt
KHOT · 540 FT
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// 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
N
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
3,200 2,400 1,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,136 FT KHOT ELEV · 540 FT
// 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.

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