// Station · 11m ago

KHPT

Hampton Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 12 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 1,176 FT

42.7237°N / 93.2263°W

LOCATION · Hampton, US

WIND

140°12 kt

KHPT · 1,176 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/12G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT080 SCT090

T / Td

25 / 8

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/12 kt, gusting 16. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,000 ft, and scattered at 9,000 ft. 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 KHPT 302135Z AUTO 14012G16KT 10SM SCT080 SCT090 25/08 A2996 RMK AO2

KHPT · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 140° at 12 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 12 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°12G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H10 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,020'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,176 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 +12°C

2,600FT

+1,424 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,176 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,135 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,802 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:39ZSUNRISE

18:11ZSOLAR NOON

01:43ZSUNSET

02:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:46Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (4h 31m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:11Z MOONSET13:15Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KIFA

VFR

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport · Iowa Falls

WIND: 150° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KCAV

VFR

Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion

WIND: 130° / 16 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KMCW

VFR

Mason City Municipal Airport · Mason City

WIND: 160° / 17 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 53m ago

KEBS

VFR

Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City

WIND: 130° / 17 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

KCCY

VFR

Northeast Iowa Regional Airport · Charles City

WIND: 120° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

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