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// Station · 21m ago

KHQG

Hugoton Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 3,134 FT
37.1631°N / 101.3710°W
LOCATION · Hugoton, US
N
WIND
120°8 kt
KHQG · 3,134 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 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 KHQG 150155Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3014 RMK AO2

KHQG · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,039'
20 HDG 200° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
02 HDG 020° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 4,134 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

5,000FT
+1,866 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
5,900 4,600 3,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,134 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT2,913 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCAO (Clayton Municipal Airpark, Clayton, elev 4,965 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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 · 16,770 FT KHQG ELEV · 3,134 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,770 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:37ZSUNRISE
18:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:07ZSUNSET
02:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:37Z (20m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:52Z MOONSET02:21Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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