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// Station · 8m ago

KHQZ

Mesquite Metro Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.3°C / 20.5°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 447 FT
32.7470°N / 96.5304°W
LOCATION · Mesquite, US
N
WIND
150°3 kt
KHQZ · 447 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 02Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/3 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 KHQZ 150255Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3008 RMK AO1 T02430205

KHQZ · day 15 at 02:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
150°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
17 HDG 170° CALM 5,999'
35 HDG 350° CALM 5,999'
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 +10°C

1,500FT
+1,053 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,700 1,900 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV447 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT285 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KETN (Eastland Municipal Airport, Eastland, elev 1,464 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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 · 12,720 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 LEVEL12,720 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
01:36ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT03:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 07m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:45Z MOONSET01:52Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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