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// Station · 32m ago

KHUA

Redstone Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.2°C / 23.7°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 684 FT
34.6787°N / 86.6848°W
LOCATION · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville, US
N
WIND
250°8 kt
KHUA · 684 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
 
 
 
VIS
8.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT060
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt. Visibility 8.0 SM and scattered at 6,000 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 KHUA 111355Z AUTO 25008KT 8SM SCT060 28/24 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP186 T02820237

KHUA · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,684 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 +14°C

2,200FT
+1,516 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,000 2,300 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV684 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT501 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,926 FT SCT060 KHUA ELEV · 684 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT060
Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,926 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE
17:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:03ZSUNSET
01:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (11h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET22:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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