// Station · 16m ago

KHSV

Huntsville International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.2°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 629 FT

34.6362°N / 86.7744°W

LOCATION · Huntsville, US

WIND

220°6 kt

KHSV · 629 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW130

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 220°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 13,000 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 KHSV 111253Z 22006KT 10SM FEW130 27/24 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02720244 $

KHSV · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 220° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 13,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

220°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18L★ HDG 180° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,001'

18R HDG 180° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT 12,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36R HDG 360° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

36L HDG 360° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,629 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 +13°C

2,000FT

+1,371 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV629 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT437 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

FEW130

Few · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,366 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (12h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:05Z MOONSET22:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHUA

VFR

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: 220° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KMDQ

VFR

Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field · Huntsville

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KCMD

IFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KFYM

VFR

Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville

WIND: 240° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

K9A4

VFR

Courtland Airport · Courtland

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

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