// Station · 9m ago

KHSI

Hastings Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 14 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,600 ft

T/Td 27.8°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

ELEV 1,961 FT

40.6053°N / 98.4279°W

LOCATION · Hastings, US

WIND

150°14 kt

KHSI · 1,961 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/14G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN046

LAYERS

FEW034 BKN046

T / Td

28 / 19

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,600 ft. Brisk winds at 150°/14 kt, gusting 26, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,400 ft, and broken at 4,600 ft. 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 KHSI 302053Z AUTO 15014G26KT 10SM FEW034 BKN046 28/19 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 13029/2006 SLP073 T02780194 56004

KHSI · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 14 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 14 ktG26

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°14G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H14 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,451'

22 HDG 220° H5 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 50%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T5 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T14 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,961 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 +17°C

4,100FT

+2,139 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,961 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT2,088 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBFF (Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport, Scottsbluff, elev 3,967 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+41%

-29%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+29%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW034

Few · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,001 ft VFR MARGIN+1,600 ft

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

11:07ZSUNRISE

18:32ZSOLAR NOON

01:57ZSUNSET

02:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (5h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:37Z MOONSET13:27Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGRI

MVFR → VFR 02Z

Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island

WIND: 120° / 18 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 22 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KAUH

MVFR

Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field · Aurora

WIND: 130° / 19 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 26 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KEAR

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Kearney Regional Airport · Kearney

WIND: 130° / 22 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

KJYR

VFR

York Municipal Airport · York

WIND: 120° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 41 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KHDE

VFR

Brewster Field · Holdrege

WIND: 130° / 21 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 42 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

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