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// Station · 15m ago

KHQZ

Mesquite Metro Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 10 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 447 FT
32.7470°N / 96.5304°W
LOCATION · Mesquite, US
N
WIND
150°10 kt
KHQZ · 447 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/10G15
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/10 kt, gusting 15. 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 KHQZ 302050Z 15010G15KT 10SM CLR 33/19 A2986

KHQZ · day 30 at 20:50 UTC · wind from 150° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 10 ktG15
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°10G15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,447 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 +19°C

2,800FT
+2,353 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,000 2,150 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV447 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT503 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMDD (Midland Airpark, Midland, elev 2,803 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,114 FT KHQZ ELEV · 447 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,114 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:21ZSUNRISE
18:25ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (4h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:50Z MOONSET12:58Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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