// 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
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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
KF46
VFR
Rockwall Municipal Airport · Rockwall
- WIND
- 200° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KTRL
VFR
Terrell Municipal Airport · Terrell
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KDAL
VFR
Dallas Love Field · Dallas
- WIND
- 180° / 9 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KRBD
VFR
Dallas Executive Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 150° / 12 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KADS
VFR
Addison Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 160° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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