// Station · 12m ago

KHTS

Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field

CAT IFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 500 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 828 FT

38.3667°N / 82.5580°W

LOCATION · Huntington, US

WIND

190°6 kt

KHTS · 828 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN005

LAYERS

BKN005 BKN009

T / Td

24 / 22

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 190°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 500 ft, and broken at 900 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KHTS 111458Z 19006KT 10SM BKN005 BKN009 24/22 A3003 RMK AO2 T02390222

KHTS · day 11 at 14:58 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 500 ft · broken layer at 900 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

12★ HDG 120° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,017'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,828 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

2,000FT

+1,172 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV828 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT716 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKN (Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, Elkins, elev 1,987 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN005

Broken · base 500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,899 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

10:16ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:56ZSUNSET

01:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:27Z (10h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 39m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:42Z MOONSET22:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KDWU

IFR

Ashland Regional Airport · Worthington

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KPMH

LIFR

Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport · Portsmouth

WIND: 160° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

K6L4

MVFR

Logan County Airport · Logan

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN029
DIST: 43 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KCRW

MVFR → LIFR 05Z

Yeager Airport · Charleston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC030
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KPBX

MVFR

Pike County Airport Hatcher Field · Pikeville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 48 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

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