// Station · 56m ago

KHST

Homestead Air Reserve Base

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.6°C / 23.6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 5 FT

25.4886°N / 80.3836°W

LOCATION · Homestead, US

WIND

100°5 kt

KHST · 5 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW021

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,100 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 KHST 270955Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM FEW021 28/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02760236

KHST · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,100 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

100°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

05★ HDG 050° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,201'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

23 HDG 230° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,005 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 +12°C

1,400FT

+1,395 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-77 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJKL (Julian Carroll Airport, Jackson, elev 1,381 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW021

Few · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,944 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:33ZSUNRISE

17:20ZSOLAR NOON

00:07ZSUNSET

00:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:32Z (13h 40m) DAY LENGTH13h 33m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:16Z MOONSET08:49Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KTMB

VFR

Miami Executive Airport · Miami

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC033
DIST: 10 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

KMIA

VFR

Miami International Airport · Miami

WIND: 120° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KOPF

VFR

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport · Miami

WIND: 110° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW031
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

KHWO

VFR

North Perry Airport · Hollywood

WIND: 130° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

KFLL

MVFR → VFR 12Z

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale

WIND: 130° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 37 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

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