// Station · 13m ago
KHQU
Thomson-McDuffie County Airport
CAT —
WIND 170° / 8 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING —
T/Td 29°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 501 FT
33.5297°N / 82.5165°W
LOCATION · Thomson, US
WIND
170°8 kt
KHQU · 501 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/8
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 170°/8 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KHQU 302135Z AUTO 17008KT 7SM HZ 29/22 A2992 RMK AO2
KHQU · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 170° at 8 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
170°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,514'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
28
HDG 280°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,501 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
2,300FT
+1,799 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV501 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT498 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ
(Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
10:23ZSUNRISE
17:29ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (3h 14m)
DAY LENGTH14h 11m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:54Z
MOONSET12:06Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
KIIY
VFR
Washington Wilkes County Airport · Washington
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KAGS
IFR
Augusta Regional At Bush Field · Augusta
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 1.8 SM
- CEILING
- BKN047
- DIST
- 29 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
KAIK
IFR
Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 1.8 SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 42 NM E
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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